Let's go to Zona Reyna!!!

I was so excited when Sally and Erv invited me to return to Zona Reyna with them! Sometimes it is spelled Reyna and other places spell it Reina. It is considered part of the jungle and there is nothing there.........and I mean, NOTHING!!  This time, I was able to make a couple of phone calls, where last time I was here, I was not able to.  Where we were, there are no refrigerators, electricity, internet services or water.  The only water that we had was the water that had been collected in a reservoir until the next rain.  So, here is our adventure!!!

Erv has the truck prepared!!  He built the sides up so we could carry all of our gear.  Sally has collected medicine for two months and we had a lot of weight.  He improved the shocks, since last time I went with them, we broke them!  We left Quiche at 0700..........it was Erv, Sally, Sarah (their daughter), Deysi and I.

We met the rest of the group at a restaurant, where we ate a couple of years ago.  There are about 22-23 of us.  We will have medical clinics for three days.  It was good to see people that I remember from the last trip.  We enjoyed a breakfast of grilled steak, eggs, black beans and tortillas.

 As we left civilization, I bought my last cold Diet Coke for the road...........and away we went!!!

We crossed over a river.  I know it does not look deep but it had some current and depth to it.

As we began to climb, one of the trucks was having trouble.  The guys jumped out of the truck and found rocks to put behind the back tires.  As the truck crept up a little, they would move the rocks to prevent it from rolling back down the mountain........yes, they finally made it!

The drive took 12.5 hours.  During this drive, there were many times that we were hugging the side of the mountain.  Sally would say, "Erv, you can move the truck over a little."  It was a great drive and so thankful that we did not have any problems.

When we arrived, they showed us where we could put up the tents. We were very lucky to be given a school room.  This is Sarah and Deysi.  Sarah is the daughter of Erv and Sally.  Deysi, helps Sally in clinics and is very helpful as she speaks English, Spanish and K'iche'.

Erv setting up their tent.

We were loaded down heavy but we had all the comforts we could.  We were provided a tent and air mattress.  Sally sweeps out the room as we set up our new home for the next four nights!

What a great day we had!  We had safe travels and now we are ready for clinic in the morning.