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a decidedly non-car-free couple of weeks

Old 03-04-10, 02:40 AM
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a decidedly non-car-free couple of weeks

Decided a year or two ago that I was not going to make everything hard for myself by taking on too many challenges at once.

I went to seattle and got quite a few rides here & there in cars during the trip. Got back to Philadelphia, did one car trip to the faraway suburbs to do a presentation about Haiti.

And then today, off to Haiti again. Got a car ride to the airport, and will be picked up in Port-au-Prince by car.

I'm bringing tents & safe drinking water filters sufficient for about 30 people on my trip. Quite heavy & bulky. So it's nice not to have to travel without a car. Life is crazy.

Writing this from the Fort Lauderdale airport and I'll be in Haiti in a few hours. I'll let you know how the trip goes. Hoping I will get picked up by car at the airport too so I can get home and get some sleep after the trip.

( a little about what happened to me in Haiti during the Jan 12 earthquake is here at my sister's web site)

PS - besides this stuff, i've been mostly car-free and mostly motor-transportation free too. Don't own a car, don't want to own a car, and I travel by bike, snow or shine.

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cerewa, best wishes for the trip. I'm glad that you have the courage, energy and compassion to do so much good in the world.
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That sounds like a prime example of a time when cars are useful. Good work!
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Best wishes. Hope you accomplish some good - sounds like you will.
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