Sunday, February 05, 2012

Waiting at Toronto Airport

Journey 2012 (22 people) arrived in the Dominican Republic safely, on time and with no complications.  We were even served a hot meal with complimentary wine on Air Transat. There was no baggage check at DR customs and no questions asked.  We were in our rooms around midnight.  The rooms are very nice and food is excellent, with too much choice.  Slept in this morning, but made it to breakfast before 10 a.m. closing.  Cath Wilke (‘Boss Lady’) called a meeting for 12 to brief us on the daily procedure for our work week and gave an overview of the itinerary, which is usually subject to change at any moment depending on weather and scheduling of the people we work with in the villages.  After lunch, several of our group sorted and packed ‘gift bags’ for our hospital visit tomorrow afternoon.  The rest of today is ‘free time’ to wander around the resort or enjoy the beach.  Bea and I watched a father and son experiencing an aerial view of the beach from a paraglider.  We met a lady from Vancouver, B.C. who was impressed that we would come here on a holiday and spend our days in the outlying villages doing humanitarian work.  I think Bea and I are more impressed that people can come here and spend an entire week eating, sleeping and getting burned to a crisp.

Packing Gift Bags for Hospital Visit

Arriving at the Resort