I just spent the most of the morning gathering supplies to take to a Hatian refugee village on Eleuthera. We were told that several hundred people were living there and could use extra supplies. Our new friends from Tanda Malaika learned about this village yesterday and we planned to go together. We left at noon to make our trip over the channel to Eleuthera. Asking a few locals, we soon found the small path, behind a parked white van. It was dusty, still and very hot. I had noticed that the rocks on the way were worn indicating that this was a well-traversed path.
It led us on a winding rocky hike through the wooded grounds. Soon, the village opened up before us. The homes were small and modest. Several dogs and goats roamed freely and chased each other playfully. We were met by a lovely woman named Michelene who helped us find the person in charge of the village. Another gentleman later opened up the church so we could place our gathered supplies.
We were also hoping to help them with some building projects but, they just completed the project that day and there wasn't anything to help out with. We were hoping to lend a hand, but felt comforted in the fact that the village was being looked after and the residents were supported. We will continue to look for more ways to help out in the future.
After we returned, the crew at the boatyard worked hard to finish the job. They splashed us back into the water late afternoon. We will be on the dock here for one night as they didn't get the job all finished due to the storm moving towards us.
Here is the completed Hi5:
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