We visited Father Mallaghan's Home for Boys - an old- fashioned orphanage for boys, ages 8 to 18, with some US Peace Corps volunteers. We had a great day with the Peace Corps, especially Matthew, and the boys were a delight too. We helped them string beads for the afternoon's activity. This home is up in the northwestern corner of Grenada, in a town called Victoria, a bus trip up the coast. Trying to organize volunteer opportunites for cruisers has been a long process, since nothing is in place for volunteering on the island. We've visited two orphanages, the second being Bel Air home for infants and girls, much closer to where we are staying in Prickly Bay. We also met with a social worker in the Ministry for Social Development, which has its hands full with housing, poverty, and all human services on the island. The Ministry is enthusiastic but we still need to work out useful activities, transportation, materials, etc.
Here is Debby in a familiar pose - using the computer with Skype to talk to her mom back in Minnesota.