It Don't Fit Any Where Else!!!!!

A whole lot of pictures that just had to be in our blog.

 

The zone leaders have a key to our apartment so while we were out they snuck in and taped hearts with messages from the missionaries on the frame of the map in our apartment.

The Screw Dock in Barbados was built between 1887 and 1893 with Victorian engineering. This dock is also known as the Dry Dock or the Blackwood Dock or Blackman’s Screw Lifting Dock.

The Bridgetown Dry Dock was built in 1887, while the actual Screw Lifting Dock started construction in 1889 and was completed in 1893.

 

It had a lifting capacity of 1,200 tons, measuring 240ft in length with a 46ft beam and a 13ft shaft. It also operated on steam, but later converted to electricity. It could handle vessels drawing not more than 14 ft of water.

 

Ships came into the Bridgetown Careenage and were lifted out of the water for repairs and cleaning in the dock. The boats were turned on their sides, so the bottoms could be scraped, caulked and painted. The dock was also used by the British Navy for boat repairs during World War II.

As one of the finest dry docks with excellent workmanship, this port was very busy and used by several steamships trading between the United States and Brazil. 

The Bridgetown Screw Dock is the only dry dock of its kind known to exist in the world.

 

The screw dock in Bridgetown, Barbados.

And it's off to the races at the Garrison in Bridgetown.

Flamboyant tree in bloom.

Speaks for it's self.

Outside the window.  Sure was glad it was outside.  It aint no small bug.

Well worn shoe.  This one belongs to Elder Wilson from Wisconsin, USA.  Do you think he has walked a few miles?



The Blind and Visually Impaired Celebrating Their Exam Scores.

Since we had a project here in Barbados to help the blind and visually impaired.  They invited us to share in their press conference announcing the results of their CXC exams.  These exams are taken to assess if the student is ready and eligible for the next level of classes.  The computers we helped them get will be used to help more people become ready to advance and get more learning and skills.

 

They invited Elder Moore to sit at the table.  Didn't tell him he would have to say anything.  Sister Moore says he did ok but Elder Moore doesn't know what he said.

The students giving their victory sign.

 

 Next is the newspaper article that ran in the Barbados Advocate.

 

 



Concorde.

Not that we're getting trunky or anything like that.  We had the chance to see the Concorde so off we went.

 

The nose.

These sure were nice comfortable leather seats.

The meal is served on china.  No we didn't get to eat it.  It was totally inedible.  Just shows how the jet setters were treated.  The rich and famous flew on the Concorde and their entourage flew on regular planes.

The trip was just too short.  But hey wasn't that the idea of traveling twice the speed of sound.

The rest of the plane.

From the back.  NO, NO, DON'T FIRE UP THE ENGINE.

 

This plane flew into Barbados on it's last flight and has been here ever since.



De javu. This and That Again.

Just some pictures we want to keep.

 

Last district meeting before transfers.  The two districts meet together so all can say their goodbyes before they are transferred to another island.  On floor: Elder Dye, Elder Witten.  Seated: Elder Platt, Elder Pollard, Elder Tulikihakau, Elder Fischer, Elder Ropati, Elder Jacobson.  Standing: Sister Conrad, Sister Riley, Sister Nelson, Sister Lometo, Sister Miaco, Sister Campbell, Sister Norris, Sister Lamb.

The statue in the middle of the Emancipation Roundabout.  The Bussa Emancipation Statue is a public sculpture of a slave rebellion leader in Barbados.

 

Wow, these badges sure are big when your getting short.  Not much time left in Barbados.



Puppet Show at the Bay Primary School

The Lions club asked us to present one of the puppet shows at a summer camp they were doing at the Bay Primary School.  The missionaries presented the show about the dangers of alcohol.

 

The audience.

Scene from the puppet show showing a healthy liver and a liver from a drinker.  The puppets on top represent the non-drinker and the drinker.  The drinker is trying to get the other to go with him for a drink.

 

Alcohol, super brain, liver, and drinker.  Alcohol is trying to keep the drinker and super brain and the liver are trying to get him to stop drinking





The puppeteers came out and introduced themselves after the show.  Elder Witten, Sister Miaco, Elder Fischer, Sister Conrad, Sister Lometo, Sister Nelson, Elder Dye, Elder Jacobson.

 



A Night of Trying the Local Cuisine in Barbados.

The Oistins Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Barbados had an activity where the members and the missionaries brought a dish of food.  Some of the food was really good other of what was brought was nice to try but we wouldn't go for a second helping.

 

The serving line.

Chowing down.

More of the attendees with their plates of food.

 

We had fish (prepared several different ways), lambie (corn meal, cinnamon, spices, raisins all rolled up in a banana leaf and steamed), sour sop (prepare 3 different ways), local vegetables.



Barbados Humanitarian Project. 23 Jul 2015

We were able to provide computers for the Barbados Association of the Blind and Deaf and the National United Society of the Blind.  These computers were replacements for old and outdated computers that were being used to teach the visually impaired.

 

Rudyard Welch the President of the National United Society of the Blind giving the welcoming speech.  Rudy is blind and was the person who approached us about the project.

President Stuart Sampson of the Barbados District of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

 

Somehow they got Elder Moore to give a talk.  Will wonders never cease? 

 

The handing over of the computers.
 

President Welch making final remarks.

Rudyard Welch, a member of the board, Elviston Maloney, Elder Moore, Sister Moore.

 

Seems a bit ironic a sighted person showing a blind person features of the computer.  When you are around a visually impaired person you can almost forget they can't see because of how well they can get around and do things.



Off to Trinidad again. July 2 - 10, 2015

We had humanitarian projects to work on in Trinidad.

 

The handing over of the equipment purchased through LDS Charities for Habitat for Humanity® Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Then off to do another wheelchair project. 

Learning how to move a person in a wheelchair up and down stairs.  Useful knowledge if you have someone in a wheelchair.

We had 4 young  missionaries and Sister Moore as patients for the students to learn how to access people so they get the right size wheelchair.

Elder Padilla being accessed.  The missionaries were given a role to play that represented a person in need of a wheelchair.

Elder Rowley being accessed while one of the trainers, Ralph Baer, looks on.

Sister Moore being accessed while Stephen Spencer the other trainer looks on.

Elder Hansen being accessed.

Elder Bingham being a patient for assessment.

The class with the first recipient for the training and distribution.

What a nice young man with his parents, the assessors, and the trainer.

 

We just love the wheelchair projects.  We get to see such great smiles.

 

Sister Moore said these had to be in here.  She thinks we should show I really do work on these projects.  I help teach the assembly of the wheelchairs.

 



Beats me.  I have no idea.

But I think it's like this.

Off to the Zoo in Trinidad

Sometimes you have a down day between projects.  We were in Trinidad through the weekend so on Saturday we headed off to the zoo.

 

But first here is the car we were driving. A Chevy Spark!!!!  Very little get up and go and no SPARK!!!!!!!

No this is not Sydney, Australia.  It is Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The colorful parrots.

The yard ornaments.  Everyone should have a pink flamingo in their yard.  OK, these are real and no we don't want one in the yard.

Don't know what it is but sure looks nice.

Whose head is whose.

Mother and babies.  Looks better than the name "Warthog".

 

Glad he's in there and not up here.

Otter came over for a look at the people.

Don't know if he was more amazed at the otter or the guy behind the camera.

It was an exhausting walk back from the zoo, uphill all the way!!!!!!!

Bougainville.