Hola from Honduras!
Another early rise and off we go to the next distribution. This school was further out/up into the hills than the distributions of the last two days.
At first I didn't really notice how steep the hills had become because I was enjoying the lush greenery, until one of our team vehicles stopped ahead of us and we had to stop. What an incline we were on! We had left the paved roads already and were now on dirt roads only wide enough for one and a half cars. We even had to take a run at it to get some traction to keep going up. (Where is an ATV when you need one?) Our driver, a fellow Rotarian, was skilled at judging the width of our minibus - and prevented us from going into a ditch or down an embankment.
Upon reaching the school we recognized that this area was in dire need of our assistance, and I took a moment to reflect as I adjusted to the altitude. While the ride was a little nerve-wracking the view from the top was 'estupendo' (wonderful)!
You could see for miles and miles over thousands and thousands of homes all leaning up against each other in the valleys and on the hillsides.
One of the main challenges about being so high up is the lack of available water. All the water must be trucked up, by either the government or a private company (which is expensive to purchase). Water is a luxury here.
We completed the distribution and headed back into the city centre knowing that our three day total of bedkits distributed neared 1500 today. That's 1500 children (and families) sleeping up off the floor and protected from mosquitos.
2500 more kits (and kids) to go while we are here.
Hasta luego.
Team Honduras 2023
Rotary Club of Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 + SCAW 🇨🇦