La Isla, El Salvador Trip - June 2005
| Major thanks from all the parents to Jamie, Leslie, Dave and Rob, for helping all involved have this once-in-a-lifetime experience!!!!! | Jump
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If anyone state-side hears from someone on the trip, and wants to provide any information to this websiste, please email it to me and I will add it here! Questions or comments: email cclark at duke.edu.
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We are proud to be affiliated with Mu-Jeres, and express great gratitude to Yesenia Polanco Galdamez and Lanya. Check out http://www.mu-jeres.org/. Our specific work is promoted on this webpage. Student travelers include: Rob, Lia, Kiernan, Sachi, Banks, Sutton, Maya, Collin, Joel, Liz, Leah, Allie, Lauren, Aidan, Caitlin, Kathleen, and Amy! Welcome also to George, our newest traveler and helper! Emergency contact number in El Salvador is 011.503.732.8331 |
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Departure Take 1: 5 PM: Rob just called Charlotte, and this is the summary of that conversation. Rob and others will also be calling all families tonight around 7 to pass on this news. Rob talked to Emily (who is in La Isla now), to one of Yesenia's relatives in La Isla, and to another of her relatives in Metapan today. They said that the mountains just got a little bit of rain, and everything is fine -- 85 degrees and sunny! The hurricane has passed through, and is on its way through the Gulf. The weather forecast there (and here) makes the beaches look like they've gotten hit hard, but the folks on the ground there say that really it is not so bad. The folks in Metapan do not anticipate any problem getting to San Salvador tomorrow to pick up the group, and no road problems driving them to Metapan. They also think getting them from Metapan to La Isla will be no problem. There may be heavy traffic on some of the roads, as those evacuated return to their homes on the beach, but the problems will not be related to flooding or washed out roads. The plans will be the same but a day later -- tomorrow night staying in Metaban, and the following day going to La Isla. The return trip to RDU will be as previously scheduled; it will not change. Rob asks everyone to again be at the airport at 5:30 AM tomorrow!
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Departure Take 2: 7:30 AM: RDU to Atlanta Delta
#1260 10:26 AM: Atlanta to San Salvador Delta #695 Noon arrival at San Salvador. Flights are in on schedule according to Delta website. As before, vans to Metapan. Overnight at Yesenia's grandmom's house. NEWS!!! 2005 05 21 9PM: Email from Claire and Bob Jentsch (Rob's parents) Thanks to John Ladd for Photos! |
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NEWS!!! 2005 05 23 1:30PM Email from Emilie McGlone, Co-founder of the NGO, MU-JERES. She is in La Isla with our group. In addition to this update, she also sent these wonderful pictures below! Emilie is on left in picture to right (with Yesenia).  |
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| Worksite and soccer
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| May 25 |
Email from Emilie (Happy Birthday Maya!) |
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| June 5 | Mayan Ruins of Libertad . Spend day at Tazumal, and head to Puerto
La Libertad beach for dinner and sleep.
Night or two at a beach (?) |
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June 5, 2005 Email from Emilie June 5, 2005 Email from Yesenia I had some trouble downloading these pix for some reason. But here is one that I was able to get into Word. Click here. |
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June 7: Ride to airport and come home! Note: This is corrected as of 6pm! I had it incorrectly. 1:17PM: Delta 380 from San Salvador to Atlanta 8:57 PM: Delta 1187 from Atlanta to RDU 10:18 PM: Arrive at RDU |
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