continued from Day 3 - part 1

Krystil, Linda and Liz are busy helping the kids design their picture frames.

The last community to be visited for the day was Palmo Solo. We set up shop and all went well. The community members were very happy to be included on our expedition. Each community was left with an extensive First Aid Kit that included antibiotics, alcohol for cleaning wounds, bandages, first aid creams, etc. Palmo Solo was very grateful to be given one of these First Aid Kits.

Krystil's role on the trip was to assess the health of the animals and to make a recommendation of whether veterinary healthcare should be part of our medical goals. This community had, cattle, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys. Krystil was able to spend time assessing each group of animals. The end result was that the animals were doing fine, a bit dehydrated, but nonetheless, properly cared for. Unfortunately we were unable to get any pictures of her in action as both photographers were shooting elsewhere. Sorry!

This is the most isolated community of all the communities we will visit on the trip. On a windy day you can't even bring the ship around to anchor. There are times we have come to visit but simply could not land on the shores because of the adverse sea conditions. These folks are at least 8 hours away from the nearest medical facility so an expedition such as this is truly a blessing.

It's been an amazing day and many people of the Baja have prospered by this medical expedition. Tomorrow is our last day of administering medical services but, thus far, it has been both heartwarming and humbling to meet such happy, kind people living with minimal freshwater and no electricity (other than from a solar panel or two).

The adventure continues tomorrow when we visit the community of Isla Pardito. This community is the heartbeat of the southern Sea of Cortez and home to our very dear friend Celia, one of the Mexican participants on our medical team.