The last three weeks has been a race against time.  I had been trying to get the projects to the stage where I felt comfortable leaving them.  With the exception of one project, they are all 70% finished or higher AND almost all of the materials have been safely delivered on those projects.  Even better […]

After some stressful situations, I am thrilled that 7 projects are well underway.  In fact more materials will be ordered today and delivered tomorrow to the projects.  I had hoped to go myself but so many things happening and I need to stay focused here in Luang Prabang. Firstly, I am surprised at the speed in […]

Lights….Camera…..oh wait!  Ok, Lights……Camera…wait a second.  OK, Lights…Camera…Action!  After several false starts, we finally managed to get all of the 7 projects started. I have to admit I had to do some manipulating. In fact I had to announce that I would be cancelling some of the projects if contracts weren’t signed within the next […]

As we close out another year I look back at our accomplishments and also things that didn’t go quite as planned…perhaps review the things that could have been done just a little better.  I thought I would start with some of the highlights of the accomplishments through pictures – just a few, to remind me […]

It is hard to believe that I am almost caught up with my blog entries!!!  We returned to Had Chanh to revisit friends, discuss some minor updates to the school and to discuss the build of permanent toilets for the village school.  Last year we built a temporary one but vowed to come back and […]

This trip was perhaps one of the most spectacular ones I have been on where trekking wasn’t involved.  From Nong Khiaw it was another 2 hours driving along the top of the mountains following their contours and at times the pat was no wider than a cow path. Once we arrived, there was fanfare of […]

Shortly after the Rotarian visit, Mike, Roland from Toronto and Art from North Carolina came for a visit – they will be here until the end of the month but we didn’t waste any time.  We headed up to Nong Khiaw to use that as our base, complete another hygiene course at an education compound […]

The day we came to officially open the primary school in Done Lom Village, there was a birth in the village.  I had not idea at the time but as we were leaving the village to head back to the boats, I noticed that Bounmy and others were caressing this infant.  As they left I […]

We were all a little surprised to be taken to the cave where the Governor hid during the Vietnam war – located just a few minutes outside Nong Khiaw.  We don’t know if it was a District Governor or a Provincial one.  Nevertheless it was very interesting. Imagine the sound of the bombs echoing off […]

It was with great pleasure we welcomed the Rotarians from Toronto Canada after their sweat equity trip in Cambodia with dear friend and Rotarian Lisa McCoy.  I think they managed to find a new definition for sweat!!!!  So we cooled them off a bit and took them to Kwangsi Waterfalls. After a meander up to […]