Gues which Agent is getting flogged

2008-09-13T03:02:00Z

Before and After

2008-07-24T02:24:55Z

The "house" on the right is where Jesus, Edith and their daughter Andrea lived prior to our work. It's just a few poles stuck in the dirt (sand) with plastic sheeting wrapped around the corners. A few estera sheets (woven bamboo) cover portions of the windward (west) wall. The roof is the same plastic sheeting with old rice sacks placed over some of the larger holes. It has a dirt floor, no windows, no plumbing. It's hotter than a sauna in the summer. They cook over an ancient two-burner propane stove I would throw out of my BM field kitchen. They washed clothes and dishes in the nearby stream and used a communal pit toilet between the river and the cow pastures. They bathed in the stream, like everyone else. Drinking water was hauled in buckets from a neighbor who had a connection to the city-supplied system - but only in the early morning when there was pressure. The house on the left is what BWB built with the generous donations from the BM Aviation community. It has a concrete slab floor approx 6 meters squared. The home has two small bedrooms, and a combination living room / dining room. It has a nice entryway with a locking door and glass windows. The retaining walls are made of concrete and river rocks, as is the staircase leading down to the doorway. It's pretty nice. A hallway leads to the rear patio where the outdoor sanitation module stands. The Shitter, as we called it, has a gravity-fed shower, a flush toilet and a sink. It is the first flush toilet in the history of this village, and shower as well. The 700-liter tank sits atop the unit and is incorporated into the structure. It is made entirely of reinforced concrete so it's the safest place to be in an earthquake!! The septic tank is 20 meters down from the house/shitter and is 4 meters deep so it should last a very long time. They are also now hooked up into the city water system, and have electricity as well. Only a small handful of the people in their village have either. So now they have a clean shower, a sanitary toilet and a sink for washing clothes and dishes. The toilet is a big deal because so many of the children in Pisco are growing up in a place where shitting in the rubble piles is normal. "Improved" sanitation means pooping in a plastic bag and throwing it in the street. Education, especially around sanitation issues, is a paramount concern and an uphill battle, to say the least. At the housewarming ceremony I read aloud the names of the people who donated so generously to make all this a reality. If you could see how much healthier and more robust little Andrea is now you'd know how much of a little miracle you all created. They don't eat any better than they did, because they're still poor. But now everything in her life is cleaner - from her food to her feet and her frilly dresses. And the results have been noticeable and dramatic, even in just a few short months.

Familia Pisconte

2008-07-24T02:00:30Z

This is me and Alexis Chadwick from London, Ontario with the Pisconte family the day we poured the concrete for their sanitation unit. Alexis was one of my best friends in Pisco, and was the first contact the Pisconte's had with the Burners. Unfortunately, her spanish wasn't that great so she called me over to help translate and find out what Edith and Andrea wanted. You know the rest.

A C-130 Loadmaster on the ramp

2008-04-26T23:58:30Z

Formation flying with the ass end open, and on it, is a rush. KK

TigerDangerDusty.jpg

2008-01-26T20:45:45Z

Squirrel pre Ultra-Lite Flight.jpg

2008-01-26T20:45:09Z

RoadKill Jessy.jpg

2008-01-26T20:44:19Z

My first Playa Wife.jpg

2008-01-26T20:43:06Z

Customs.jpg

2008-01-26T20:41:24Z

BRC 2004.jpg

2008-01-26T20:39:44Z

The temple burn on Sunday night.

2007-09-09T20:45:43Z

Sunday departure for many....

2007-09-09T20:45:10Z

Airport women know how to have fun!

2007-09-09T20:43:47Z

Big explosion at the oil rig!

2007-09-09T20:42:54Z

The second burn of 2007!

2007-09-09T20:41:40Z

Stare into my eyes!

2007-09-09T20:40:33Z

Burn! Burn! Burn!

2007-09-09T20:39:55Z

Double rainbow at the airport.

2007-09-09T20:39:21Z

Black Rock City Spaceport Photo Album

Gues which Agent is getting flogged

Before and After

Familia Pisconte

A C-130 Loadmaster on the ramp

TigerDangerDusty.jpg

Squirrel pre Ultra-Lite Flight.jpg

RoadKill Jessy.jpg

My first Playa Wife.jpg

Gate.jpg

Customs.jpg

Berk.jpg

BRC 2004.jpg

2007

2006

2006

2006

The temple burn on Sunday night.

Sunday departure for many....

Huh?

Airport women know how to have fun!

Big explosion at the oil rig!

The second burn of 2007!

Stare into my eyes!

Burn! Burn! Burn!

Double rainbow at the airport.