Wednesday: Carboneras

Carboneras was another new area for a clinic.  And Zair only took two wrong turns getting us there.  An area is pretty remote when even a local, and a bus driver at that, gets lost.  But we arrived and got settled in as quickly as possible.  It was another day in close quarters, but our team took it all in stride.

Doctors, optical and pharmacy ~ all in close quarters

It's a different location, but Dr. Belen gets another large family: mom and 5 kids.

Because our space was so small, if people also wanted to see optical, they needed to drop off their prescriptions and then go outside and get in another line.  We would bring them in one or two at a time.  It was a slow process, but it allowed us to keep a little bit of order inside.

Karla translated for Anthony in the optical clinic.

Once again, pharmacy stayed busy all day.  Somehow, they manage to keep it all together. And they even have smiles on their faces much of the day.

Steve and Dr. Rick keep the drugs flowing.

Brian was an indispensable cog in the pharmacy wheel.

There was rarely time to take many pictures during clinic, but somehow, we grabbed enough photos for me to be able to visually relate our days to you.  At the end of each day, as things were being put away, cameras came out in abundance.

The Cindys.  Cindy translated for Dr. Cindy.

 It was a great surprise to get back and find that our bus was finally home.  Maybe not completely fixed, but at least it was home.

Yes, the bus is back!

Everyone got cleaned up and ready to go out for dinner.  First, though, we needed to celebrate a birthday.  Doug, on the carpentry team, was celebrating his birthday.  (Don't worry, Doug, I won't mention what number it was!)  So we helped him celebrate, Honduran style.

First, the eggs and flour...

Then, add water!

Doug was a great sport about it!  He knew that something was up when the whole group was called outside and he saw the three big pans of water.  Actually, those who were egging, flouring and watering seemed to get just as messy, but it's all in fun!

Dinner downtown, next to the Cathedral was wonderful.  Good food and good fellowship!  We spent a relaxing night together before the final push on Thursday.