Saturday, April 30th, 2017

We had to leave El Hogar by 9 this morning to get to the airport for our flight. This left a little time so that we could briefly check out the souvenir shops, and stand in the long lineups for security.  All the luggage is packed on top of the van for our 15 minute journey to the airport and notice Jonathan who is peaking out behind Alan. Erika called him to come along so he could help unload the luggage from atop the van.  

We were all going to Miami to catch our connecting flights but Dave and others were bumped to leave 1/2 hour behind us.  The wind had changed on the single runway we use out of Tegucigalpa and so they needed to unload some of the plane so that we wouldn't have an argument with the cross winds when we took off! It is a tricky enough takeoff with the mountain at the end of the runway!

The seven of us left Dave behind after our goodbyes and were able to spend a time over dinner in Miami before we parted from Peter who returned to his home in Rhode Island.  The plane was an hour late and so all in all, it was 3 a.m. before we even saw our beds.  Longing for a shower and at the same time, a hug and a smile from the children.  We are so far away now, but we carry with us the memories of an amazing week, where we shared love and laughter with the team and with the children.