Waitng to fly out

Now we wait!
We were up at 5 and to the airport by 6:30. Met with Bahamas Methodist habitat staff, Abraham and Cameron, they are responsible for coordinating all the pilots and flights to Haiti. They have been instrumental in getting supplies to Haiti and trying to organize a list of needed supplies from doctors and other relief teams. Methodisthabitat.org

At first we had thought that we would fly out at 7 this morning, but once we got to airport learned that the plane they thought would take us to Les Cayes had to stop and get others in Texas - leaving no room for all of us and our supplies. We hope that that plane will be fast enough to drop them and come back for us later today. Meanwhile, the delay has given us time to get more supplies. We have heard from people on the ground in Haiti, that they need more ex fix stuff.
Check out this photo taken yesterday of a makeshift ex fix using rebar and bondo:


We only brought what few pins we had from an old EBI set that was no longer being used and Mid Coast hospital donated to us. We decided to head to the hardware store to find stuff to improvise with. It is amazing what you can find to make up ex fix, we got some stainless steel screws, roof strapping, duct tape, and wire!

We've met some really interesting people in the short time we've been here. Our Driver, John McPhee was helpful at 6 am getting us and our equipment to the airport on time - not a guarantee in the Bahamas.

Waiting with us is filmmaker, Andrew Hudson- krop.com who has been here for several days making short films detailing what various organizations i.e. Rotary Club, Bahamas Methodist Habitat, Project Hope etc is doing to help. The above photo of the fractured leg fixed with rebar and bondo is his piece of art. The photos speak to the ingenuity of those helping in Haiti.