Cory's Trip to Bouk O'Boy

Cory and the guys left about 7:30 a.m. minus Dad. When he heard the report that the travel would be 2 hours, not one, he decided to stay back with us.


 The actual travel time ended up being 3 hours there and 2.5 hours on the return trip so he was happy he stayed.

Cory had the camera so no pictures of our day. Dad worked on a few more stepping stones and this afternoon he and Eli put a gutter over the enterence to the gazebo.

 School continued as usual. One load of laundry and this afternoon we cooked some. Tonight's celebration we'll enjoy beef noodles by Anna, glazed carrots by Eli, and Key Lime pie by Mom and I. We also have some fresh cinnamon rolls.

A bit about Cory's trip from Cory.

The first hour the roads were good as we went along the coast to the west.

Then the road turned back into the big mountains.

Both resembled rocky LaGonave but the plant species confirmed as I was told that there are good rains all year long.

 It seemed like most of the road was mud puddle or rocks.

The main crops of the area are tropical yam, cacao, cooking banana, and breadfruit.

We unloaded the plants at the church and then took a walk around the town.

The church has a small two story school with an impressive number of small, open ceiling classrooms under one roof.

We visited the vacant police post where they showed the Jesus Film for Children last week, it was packed with kids to see the film.

Nearby was the open air market and an impressive cacao cooperative.

It purchases local cacao beans, frish from the pod, ferments them in the back building for a few days, dries them under the shade hoop house, the sun dries them and ships to Italy.

Police Station