October Expedtion Continued.

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After a day of marine earthquakes and tsunami warnings we were united with Frank Zolnai and Dr. SueLin Hilbert. Capt. Steve and the SV Ironie delivered crew and supplies expertly and after a little fun with the Project MARC mooring in Sakao, we had them tied up nicely. (Ask me later for the more intricate details of this operation. Some of us still have scars from the undertaking.)

Due to delays and sweeping changes that had happened during Project MARC's absence from the area, our plans for the October Expedition needed to change also. Flexibility is often the name of our game. One upside to the alteration in plans was that our crew would get to see the South Malekula cultural festival that was going to take place in the Maskelyne Islands.

While Dr. SueLin and I were running a clinic at the Sengalai Dispensary our other volunteers got to watch the festivities. Frank Zolnai was equipped with an amazing camera and many of the top photos from the festival are his work. The local chapter of the Red Cross asked for our help with the festival and so our volunteers were shopped out to help in case there were any injuries on the festival field. I don't think our team ever needed to use the backboard on the festival field, but there were always ready to leap into action...(I think).

After a few amazing days at the festival our team headed further West along the Southern Coast of Malekula. I'll let the volunteers words fill in some of the gaps here. Thanks for reading.

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Photos

Mapping out the new plan
Here's the latest version of the plan being laid out for the volunteers.

Ironie's Arrival
Here's Frand and SueLin en route to Sakao

The Doctor is in...
Dr. Hilber at Sengalai.

The new Hotness
Frank's Nikon D90 was one of the most impressive cameras that I've had the privilege to use. I'm still a Canon man, myself.

Everyone loves a diagram
We replaces a dilapidated chart at the clinic with a better illustrated digestive diagram.

The problem...
This buoy was half filled with water after it sprung a leak.

The retrieval
Jay and Frank tried to move the ruined buoy, but there was no lifting the monster.

The solution
In the end Frank had to swim the buoy to the shore.

The new Plan
Here Frank lays out some options for the replacement buoy.

The hook up.
Many hands make light work.

Mission accomplished....
...for the day.

Team Red Cross
Here's the volunteers getting shopped out to the local chapter of ICRC.

Master sign maker
Steve's signs are always inspiring.

The Nombong Family
Dr. HIlbert lived with this family for a month when volunteering with Project MARC several years ago.

Sengelai jetty
This dock was one of the most impressive dingy docks I've seen in the rural areas.

Jay's log
Jay bought this palm stump. Later it would become a tiki.

Gettin' outta dodge
Weighing anchor with good mates.

Comments

[Ron Ca$hman]

Inspiring
Seamus you & your volunteers do an amazing job. The pictures add to the story as they say a picture tells a thousand words . Enjoy your work .