Viet Nam & Cambodia slide show
On October 10, 2010, we boarded our plane to fly over 20 hours to our destination, Hanoi-Viet Nam. Over the next 2 1/2 weeks we would explore the North and South and as our guide said "practice for Cambodia." It is the hottest place I have ever been. Our journey brought mixed emotions. After Bhutan, the Buddhism seemed almost sacriligious after the solemnity and peace of our experience in Bhutan. Also I wondered being of my age , how I would feel since I had 2 acquaintances from growing up that were killed in The "American War". I had no conception of Cambodia except what I read about Polpot. Viet Nam was more diverse that I expected, urban and beautiful pastoral settings along the way. Some of our experiences like riding a moving chair on an oz cart being pulled by a water buffalo who consistently whacked me with his tail in pouring rain, I will never forget. So come along with us and view what was a beautiful and unique trip.
Africa slide show
from Botswana & Zambia
Bhutan slide show
....as we all journeyed from different places for as long as 2 days, we came into Bhutan withclarity and sun to see Mt. Everest and K2 from the plane window. It was dream-like....
Costa Rica slide show
Nicoya Pennisula
Ecuador & Galapagos slide show
flora slide show
Grand Canyon slide show
North Carolina slide show
Saba slide show
island in the Netherland Antilles with shortest commercial runway in the world
Santa Fe slide show
DC slide show
Hawaii slide show
Feb 2008
Italy slide show
2005
Jamaica slide show
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Longwood Gardens Philadelphia slide show
Monterey Bay slide show
This is from a trip to Asilomar and a drivw down Big Sur. The aquarium in Monterey is stunning
Paris slide show
May 2003
all taken with Nikon film camera
Pittsburgh Pa slide show
San Francisco slide show
Thailand slide show
Bangkok
Haiti slide show
our trip to Haiti 1 week post earthquake
Haiti II slide show
our second medical mission to PAP in April 2010
Haiti- trip 3 in August 2010 slide show
another medical mission, 1 clinic at Hospic St. Joseph with our group-Men Anpil-2 clinics in Acra, 1 at outskirts of City Soleil, and 2 in Fond Baptiste in the mountains with Pere Desca
Bermuda slide show
a long weekend at Granaway Inn
Hait November 2011 slide show
Haiti 2011 slide show
Haiti 2011 slide show
This was a momentous trip in February. I wanted to go for my birthday and we did. I wandered back to late afternoon clinic that day with just my translator. They brought a girl up on her motorcycle-Filomene. She was 20. Sitting on the exam table unable to breathe. I assessed her physical condition and history thru Diamson-she was 4 months post-partum.She had gone to PAP looking for work from the mountains where we were. She became pregnant by her employer who was married. I started treating her with everything I had available, which was not much, and then I realized she was dying and I could not help her. So I put my arms around her and held her hand. Joan arrived and agreed with my assessment. Her family thought she was cursed. No-one wanted her baby. She wanted me to raise the baby. After I recovered from being stunned the church lady and the priest both offered to raise her child.We gave her medicine for pain and allowed her to die with dignity. 5 hours later , that same night Filo
Haiti June 2011 slide show
on this trip to Haiti we had a more rugged trip to Fond Baptiste. The road gets worse. We met Filomen's baby being cared for by the church lady and her husband and financially helped by the priest. WE had a little boy with appendecitis which we treated as they are starting to do in some places in England-medical treatment. It does not always work, but he did get better for us. Always new situations. Now I want to build a 4 room clinic in Fond Baptiste.
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