This week seemed like a headache as soon as the ringing phone woke us up Monday morning. We started off by canceling all our plans to visit Nicaragua and El Salvador in order to schedule an installation for next week. The best news that day was we got a car, finally! But then it broke on Tuesday in an amazing series of chain events. Apparently, the inspection place didn't bolt down the battery, which slid into the motor pulley, broke the belt that powered the brakes and caused the engine to overheat, and wore a hole in the battery, draining all the water so it didn't hold a charge; all in the middle of nowhere. We did manage to make it to El Recreo and conduct our first introduction though. This is when we talk with the community leaders about the water filters and all decide if they even want or need them. We felt the water board and community leaders were supportive enough so we took a water sample and scheduled to return for a socialization on the 29th. This is when at least one person from each of the 82 houses comes to our presentation about the filter and why health and clean water are so important. The rest of the week we spent at the workshop inspecting the filters. There is a lot of work to do here with a failure rate of 40%, 4 out of 10 filters are leaking. But we did manage to get filter #001 painted and into the yard; ready to be shipped to El Recreo.
Rasa taking yet another call about problems
El Recreo: The middle of nowhere (15° 34' 4.20"N, 87° 5' 16.90"W)
We discover a hole in our battery and need to pop-the-clutch to start the car
Just a few more people than we planned for
We were working so hard, even the locals were tired, or maybe drunk?
Only seventy-five more 300lb filters to move Jeff.
Painting our first filter
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