To give is to get
Spirit
Erik Lindgren/Pia Hultgren
Sun 17 Jul 2016 23:45
19:31.48S 169:29.65E
The beautiful, warm people were so friendly. We also understand that they
have not got so much things here.
- But does things really make you more happy?
No, I do not believe so. But although, we felt it is nice to give away
things we bought for them, and things and food we do not need on the boat.
Together with the World ARC we have bought things from a list of hard-ware
materials for building up the yacht club and the small cottages they have there
as hotel rooms. It was all destroyed by the hurricane (here they call it
cyclone) Pam last year. From Spirit we gave electrical stuff. Two cottages has
been built up again after Pam destroyed everything. I went in to look at one,
really cosy! Erik did a great effort in helping the school with their second
hand computers which they just got and all of them did not really work.
I also gave some clothes and shoes to Miriam the teacher in the nursery
school. She got so happy!
The reading glasses that we asked Elsa to bring from Sweden earlier this
year we gave to the nurse. The thought is that she knows who in the village that
needs the glasses most. Also I made a bag of food that we calculated we will not
need before Australia and gave some of it to the nurse, and some to Werry at the
yacht club.
Before giving we already were friends with the locals.
After this giving I just have the feeling that we became richer.
LOVE and CARE!
Pia & Erik
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