Rus Ru, Honduras medical / construction trip, January, 2012
Tom, John, Bob, Tim & Ryan from Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Sponsored by Missionary Air Group and Harvesters International Mission
CLICK HERE for a short video of our 1st landing in Missionary Air Group's Cessna 206 at Rus Rus, Honduras
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| Arriving in San Pedro, Honduras, from our commercial flight to Wes' Cessna |
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| We spend one night in LeCeiba before heading to Rus Rus |
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| View from our hotel window |
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| Out of LeCeiba and enroute to Rus Rus |
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| Landing at the Rus Rus grass strip, the Hospital is the white roof building |
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| Made it into Rus Rus and we're going to have a look at the hospital |
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| The hospital on the eastern end of the airstrip |
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| John and Tom at the Hospital entrance |
| The group is preparing for a week of work and flying |
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| Next day it's Ryan and the group doing electrical work |
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| This electrical mess was the central purpose of our trip |
| Some views of the inside of the Hospital: |
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| Pharmacy |
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| Exam room |
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| Operating room |
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| What should we do next ??? |
| Bob, Tim, Ryan, Tom + Wes |
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| Off to the generator shed |
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| It's a great old generator |
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| Ryan and Tom running wires from the generator. Careful up there Ryan! |
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| John getting into the act |
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| The Wiles residence, a duplex. We stayed on the right side. |
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| Lunch, doing what we do best! |
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| We can't forget to feed Jack |
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| Now Jack's happy and back in his cage |
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| Wes and some villagers at the guest house apartment |
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| Tom & I took a walk to the Rio Coco river |
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| Going flying today, Tom fills the right tank... |
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| and I fill the left |
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| Tom's set to go |
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| Getting the passengers ready |
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| Now if we could just get Ebony out of the plane we could leave! |
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| and they're off ! |
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| Wes & Tom. Tom's loving the flight |
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| After dropping off the passengers they are on their way to Puerto Lempira for supplies |
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| A load of gasoline and propane, wow! |
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| The Missionary Air Group, Rus Rus hanger |
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| and it's time for Tom to change the oil |
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| The plane's airworthy again and the group hams it up |
| Tom, Ryan, Bob, Tim & John |
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| and we can't forget Wes |
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| Our 5th day in Honduras and it's a beauty |
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| and the runway is quite |
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| Our last day working at the hospital... |
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| and the electrical work is just about done. |
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| Our last night and time to relax and watch a movie (we love Bob's bubble wrap seat cushion!) |
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| Tom's happy... |
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| so is Ryan and Tim. |
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| We've left Rus Rus and are headed back to LeCeiba with Tom & Wes flying |
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| Roatan in the distance off shore |
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| Turning final for runway 9 at San Pedro with the pineapple fields below |
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| and Bob was able to get some rest! |
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| In San Pedro, getting ready for our flight to Miami |
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| Over the Florida Keys and almost home, GREAT TRIP! |
| Thank you Wes & Denise for your hospitality and putting up with the five of us, we had a super time! |
For more information on the fantastic progress of the Rus Rus, Honduras hospital, to view some great videos of the medical work at the hospital and other projects Missionary Air Group and Harvesters International Mission is involved with please; and we thank you in advance for your support, John Ford |
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| Opps, how did this get in here? We were supposed to be roughing it! |