Our first few days in Shell (with pictures)

Somebody once said that a picture is worth a thousand words.


Here's our family in front of the town plaza in Shell. The airplane is a replica of Nate Saint's piper and the playground was just put up over the weekend and opened the day of this picture.


Jod's mom (Rhoda) with the kids in front of our new house. The crew here had our house in great shape for us, and with Jodie's mom's help and our limited belongings, we have been able to settle in fairly quickly. Almost a week after arrival our house here is starting to feel a little like home.


After settling in at the house, Jodie and Rhoda set off about a hundred yards to the school to begin setting up the classroom. The kids helped out some too. The first day of school for Jodie, Shea, and Micah is September 3.


We experienced our first Shell rainstorm while walking home from the plaza. We were about one umbrella short.


There are two footbridges in Shell that provide a shortcut across a small river canyon. Pictures don't do it justice. It's a pretty long way down to the jungle floor below!


This is one of the five planes at the Alas de Socorro (MAF"s name in Latin America) hangar in Shell.


The kids are enjoying an ice cream snack outside Karen's- the main grocery market in Shell.


A family photo in front of Nate Saint Memorial School.