Gonaives

  After a full 12 hours of sleep I feel much better 
My batteries are recharged, maybe not fully but certainly back on course. 
I am really missing the use of my camera. I see so many images to capture.
We went back to the water house for breakfast of Haitian spaghetti. I wandered to the front of the compound where a couple of people were busy making paper chains and flowers from tissue paper. I sat and helped. I did a little juggling as well. Then we traded string tricks. I learned a new one!  I realized that the others had left without me. It was a very relaxing social time. 
We  visited several of the houses that FOH has helped to build since the hurricane in 2004. After seeing the house I would steal away, find the children and engage them in some play. Thw two or three would then blossom into between 10-30 as the balls were flying. 
I lost track of how many places we went to, but it was quite a few. At one there was a large group of children chasing after the van as we left. They were riding on the back and the driver stopped to chase them off. They scampered away squealing  with delight. 
It was a great way to spend a Sunday , visiting family 
Went to many houses. after survey I would fi d the children grow from 2-25.
When we returned to the water house we were beckoned to a second floor room filled with several families. It was a party for LaFleur and us. A feast awaited us complete with a decanter of a punche Cuba type drink. We sat at a table to eat as the rest of the party filled their plates and sat outside on the porch. Very sweet. The yards of paper chain hung on the cement block walls.