|

Final Day in Sierra Leone And Heading Home

ByTim Nolte
Saturday was our last day in Sierra Leone. Ron, Terry, and I started off the day with a short 3 mile group run. It was pretty hot and humid.

After showering and breakfast we headed to a market in Freetown.

As we we’re on our way we we’re briefly stopped by a small parade or sorts, complete with a marching band.

Our driver’s took us to a market that was in a building that had 2 floors packed with vendors. We all did a bit of haggling and purchased some items to bring home to friends and family. We headed back to the hotel after the market to pack up and head to lunch.

We had one more meal at the Basha Bakery and ran into some Makeni World Hope staff that were in town, Freetown, for a meeting. There was also a college group from Houghton College that showed up. I had been to Houghton a couple of times for NTS Camp.

We wrapped up lunch, said our goodbyes to the World Hope staff and headed to the sea taxi. We took a boat from where we were staying to the airport. We actually took a boat, then a bus, then got to the airport.

We all got checked in, through immigration and security and we’re on our way. We ended up having a short stop in Conakry, Guinea. After which we were back in the skies to Paris and we’re served supper. We had the choice of barracuda steak (fish) or chicken so of course I chose the fish.

We arrived safely in Paris and got coffee, used the restroom, and of course some decided to take a rest. It’s hard to get much rest on the airplanes. I did sleep some but you start getting sore of you stay in one position too long.

Technical Architect

A Christ-follower, husband, father, and WordPress Developer with Forum One.

Similar Posts

  • / /

    Knocking Out Some Short Miles Along The Potomac

    ByTim Nolte
    Help bring more wells to Africa: https://timn.me/2Kx7NEr #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GRMarathon #RiverRunning Had a good run in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia and along the Potomac River this morning. Sometimes it can be challenging navigating new territory as a runner. It amazes me how packed things are here in Old Town Alexandria compared to the neighborhood back in Hudsonville, Michigan.
  • / /

    Weekend Recap…

    ByTim Nolte
    Ok, so I guess I took a break from the whole blog thing, sort of. Basically I ended up adding some additional features and tweaks. I never did get to see any friends. Oh well, hopefully another time. Sunday, my family and I headed off to the Minnesota State Fair with my aunt and uncle. My sister invited two friends so they basically went off and did their own thing. It started out with kind of crumby weather on the way, but it cleared up by the time we got their and started walking around. I can’t say that I say anything exceptional. Did visit the technology building (surprised?! LOL), and Unisys had some pretty cool bio-metric stuff they were showing off. HP was there…
  • /

    Day Of Visits And Experiences

    ByTim Nolte
    We started our day at the World Hope International offices with introductions of some of the key staff that are involved with putting in wells. We also got briefed on some things to expect for the day and coming week. After our time meeting with the staff we got a tour of the drilling equipment and storage by Eugene. Eugene is from Nigeria and was brought to World Hope in Sierra Leone to lead the drilling teams. The tour included a lot of details on what the different equipment is used for in the process of drilling wells. There was so much I never realized went into drilling a well. After the tour we headed out to a village to dedicate a well that Hope…
  • /

    A Hot Morning Run To Remember Sierra Leone

    ByTim Nolte
    We’re definitely into the hot #summer runs. I can’t imagine doing my #training run later in the day with this heat, especially not with lots of water. I thought 1 bottle was going to be enough this morning, boy was I wrong. Despite the heat I still had a good time focusing on prayer and listening to God. Especially remembering those in Sierra Leone that impacted me. #HWI #HessLakeRun #GRMarathon #Run4Water
  • / /

    What Does It Mean When A Pandemic Hits A Country Already In Need

    ByTim Nolte
    As I ran another 5 miles this morning I couldn’t help but think about the added struggle #COVID19 is now causing in Sierra Leone. I don’t think anyone complaining about the U.S. hardships has even thought about the fact that we still have it pretty good compared to places like Sierra Leone. With all of our indoor plumbing we don’t have to think about travelling 2 miles to a crowded well to gather water. A country like Sierra Leone is between a rock and a hard place when any epidemic hits. How can anyone survive a stay-at-home order if they don’t have water at home for both drinking and sanitation. The only hope they have is organizations like World Hope, and other NGOs, trying to…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

To respond on your own website, enter the URL of your response which should contain a link to this post's permalink URL. Your response will then appear (possibly after moderation) on this page. Want to update or remove your response? Update or delete your post and re-enter your post's URL again. (Find out more about Webmentions.)