First day in Shell

1/21/08

At 5pm this morning the local military base decided to practice it’s marching song and send off fire-works. That’s OK, I wasn’t sleeping anyways as my sheets felt like sandpiper and the bug bites were itching. No mosquitos though, just bugs you can’t see that bite you.

Today was mainly a housekeeping day. Got the internet set up (Yeah!), gas water heater lit, leaky pipe fixed, and phone cleared for outside lines. I also ventured out for a little shopping for food supplies. I passed on the card table butcher shops with their sides of beef hanging in the wind and opted for the veggie stands. Met with the Hospital administrator and we discussed the clinic plans and viewed possible building sites. The administrator is returning to the states in July and fully intends to have this clinic up and running by then.