For those of you trying to follow our adventure, you have noticed there have only been two blogs. We have only been to headquarters twice, in the bush or on our island all the other times. The bandwidth is so narrow in Iquitos that uploading is almost impossible. I squeaked out two blogs last week, tried for an hour and a half yesterday to do more, but was unsuccessful. I am sending this out to let you know we are still here!
Briefly, 6 clinic days and 5 wells! “People of Peru” are calling our group “The Record Breakers”. Kids have been great. Sleeping in tents, using latrines, cold showers has been tough, but the kids have done well. The biggest challenge besides the horribly high temperature and humidity, (and the periodic monsoon rains), oh, and the chiggers—we are covered with welts-- has been the ever increasing rise of the Amazon due to Andean mountain snowmelt and the rains. It has probably risen over three feet since we got here. Our bridge is flooded to the island, we have had to move our latrines and if we weren’t leaving the island tomorrow, we would probably have to evacuate soon thereafter!
But, the people and experience has been unforgettable. Well worth the challenges. These kids will never be the same after this adventure. We fly out tomorrow, back home on Thursday.
I will continue to try to upload the next few days, and if necessary finish the uploading after we get home!
Charlie and Gloria
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