We eventually did manage to rent a new moving truck. So, on Tuesday, January 11th, we began our move to our new village in Liberia. After several hours on the road, we arrived as close to the river as we could get, unloaded and hauled the luggage the rest of the way, crossed it over in a canoe, and finally arrived in Liberia! Three hours more of hiking and we were in our new village. However, through some unexpected circumstances, we had an immediate 3 week detour in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. We just got back last week and were finally able to set up our new home. Unfortunately, Aaron’s brother’s (who is here visiting us) camera was stolen in Monrovia and most of the pictures from our move went with it! However, we did take a few with our camera, so here they are…[singlepic id=108 w=320 h=240 float=center] Just after crossing the river we met the immigrations officer. So we took a break and discussed our situation before hauling our baggage up the hill to store it in a house in the nearby village for the time being.
[singlepic id=105 w=320 h=240 float=center] A new friend flew us closer to our village in his chopper, making our trip from Monrovia back to the village considerably shorter.
[singlepic id=111 w=320 h=240 float=center] We bought a motorcycle to be more flexible with traveling. However, riding it on the “roads” here feels at times quite like walking on a tightrope, with big mud holes on either side or even a creek underneath.
[singlepic id=106 w=320 h=240 float=center] After several hours on our new motorcycle, we finally arrived in our new village.
[singlepic id=109 w=320 h=240 float=center] Our new home needed some “small home repair.” This young man spontaneously helped us and finished closing up the roof.
Ruben painted the dirt walls in our bathroom, making it the nicest room in the house…
Aaron patched up some holes in the dirt walls…
Amy transferred our luggage from where it was being stored to our new house, with the help of some of the village kids…
There is plenty of bamboo growing next to the village, so Aaron and Ruben rigged up a counter for washing dishes, a bench, a doorstep, and an antenna pole all out bamboo.