Transportation and Education!

Yesterday we went to Port au Prince to drop some people off at the airport, run some errands, pick up some more people and shop for my transportation.  Started off a little shaky because of a stolen wallet, expired tags on the truck, problems at the Haitian DMV, temporary driving credentials...etc.

We got to the airport with plenty of time for the departing guests, then we picked up a friend, Lionel, to help me negotiate the purchase of a motorcycle.  He helped me bicker price, but the one that I bought was in a different part of town.  I got to see a lot of Port au Prince...amazing how the city literally climbs the sides of mountains.

So, we loaded this thing up in the back of the truck and headed back to Gonaives.  We didn't get to leave Port until around 6...it starts to get dark about then, so I drove to give Beaver a rest.  Driving at night in Haiti is quite an experience.  Tail lights?  Maybe on half of the vehicles on the road.  People, animals and broken down vehicles are all visible hazards during the day, but they can sneak up on you at night.  I got the group home safe a little after 9.

Today the paperwork got finished on my moto, so I can drive it legally in Gonaives...I have to wait until next week to get the proper paperwork to be able to drive it to and in Port au Prince.

Tomorrow I am going to the school to sit in on the classes...the teachers already have a list of things for me to fix / build while I am there!  I also got roped into helping teach the art class in the afternoon!  Should be fun.

I will try to take some pictures of the classes and our art projects.