Early 2008

Volunteers in Dominica

 

FAIRS Volunteers Continue Goodwill Efforts 2008

FAIRS Continues Goodwill Work – Interest in Ham Radio Grows

Tom King W4VZH/J79VZH...

MISSION TO DOMINICA

 

My mission to Dominica was a study in contrasts and full of surprises.  My trip briefing by David  and Gaynell was broad-brush and for a reason.  They wanted me to discover the wonders of Dominica for myself... and I did.

I was met at Melville Hall Airport by my host, Clement Pierre Louis and my adventure began.  The two hour trip through the Dominican rain forest was full of surprises.  Vehicles in Dominica are compacts and mostly pickup trucks.  There is not quite room to pass on the narrow, winding highway, so one or both must use the shoulder.  There no seatbelts, no airbags and no fear of what's around the corner or over the hill.  The right-of-way is determined by which horn is sounded first.  We exited the rain forest in Roseau, the capital.  My destination, Wotten Waven, about five miles and 3000 feet up.  The, I was greeted by my hostess and wife of Clement, Hetty Pierre Louis;  possibly the best cook in all of Dominica. 

My days were filled with sightseeing, hamming, reading, and just hanging out.  I helped Clement build a carport.  It was kind of like Tom Sawyer and the whitewashed fence.

I made 263 friends while there (258 were on twenty meters).

 

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