Archive for June 2011
A Final Look at the New Bridge
The plywood and planks that were used to frame up the bridge were removed once the concrete was dry. Now, workmen are clearing out mud and debris from under the bridge, after which they’ll start building retaining walls along the sides of the creek, directing the flow of water under the bridge. Here are photos…
Read MoreThe Bridge Has Been Poured!!
A major event in construction jobs here in Haiti is the “cement pour”, and whether it’s a floor or a roof or a bridge, it’s a big deal and a big day. The construction workers up at our clinic site in Gatineau have been preparing for the past few weeks to pour the top of…
Read MoreConstruction Update ~ Week of May 23, 2011
Rainy season has started and it has been raining almost every day for the past two weeks. All the benches outside our clinic were full of patients when we arrived on Tuesday morning, the 24th. It began raining in the morning and continued all day, finally stopping as we saw the last of our nearly…
Read MoreAnother Road Story
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that our road trips back and forth to Port-au-Prince are often the fodder for interesting stories, not to mention sometimes-dangerous experiences. We had thought that, now that the road from Jérémie to Aux Cayes is under construction and less treacherous, the road stories would become few…
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