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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Stories from the Ground: Stuck

 Written By: John Jefferson 


The road is fraught with challenges, not the least of which can be seen here; puddles the size of ponds.  We found one upon setting out on our journey.  Here's the story of what we did next.


About 11 miles or so outside of the refugee camp heading north, our pickup truck loaded with the food and our gear succumbed to the elements and got stuck.  We walked on, eventually covering about 12 miles before bedding down for the night.  

 
The ATV shuttled the food while we trudged through what amounts to a huge swampy area along the border of the two countries.  We saw many refugees fleeing in the opposite direction, and wondered if we were going the wrong way! The next day was the real test…


1 comment:

  1. the suspense!

    i need to read what happened....even though i already know!

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