First try at public transportation

Yesterday was the first day I was able to make it to the school since Dan left. While in Haiti we are lucky enough to have a truck to use for getting to and from the school. However, the truck is currently broken down and we are waiting for a new starter to come in.

In the mean time, the only way to get to the school would be public transportation. Yesterday Mitch and I decided that we finally mastered enough of the lanugage to try the public option. The original plan was to get on a moto (motorcycle taxi), and take it to the bus depot. From the depot we could take a bus to the school. Things never do go as planned, and what ended up happing was our moto driver just kept driving, taking us tot Limonite, the nearest town. From Limonite we found another moto that took us to the CASB, arriving just in time for Mitch to teach his English class.

My purpose for going to the school was to check on the construction of a reservoir that was started before I arrived. Overseeing the finishing of the reservoir is my first task as project manager for the school. It is almost complete and will provide an excellent water source for irrigating the fields. 

The only downside to our adventures was that both Mitch and I lost our hats while riding on the Motorcycles. Hopefully the hats will find someone in need of a little shade from the sun.