We finally arrived at Camp Coastal and settled into our bunks by about 1am. We didn't find out until the morning that this is what our cabins look like:
It was a cold, cold night. So we were happy to make it to the dining tent in the morning, where a gigantic heater and lots more people helped us warm up.
"Success is not measured by the goals achieved, but by the obsticles overcome while achieving the goals" Booker T Washington. That statement is printed in the Camp Coastal office. Below it hang 10 clipboards, each holding the paperwork for a home rebuilding project that the Camp is involved with. There's a photo on the coversheet of each, showing the property that is being worked on. Clipped underneath each clipboard are index cards with tasks left to complete on each project. Most of the projets are in Pearlington, which is only a few miles inland from the Gulf. We are working on a project to build an access ramp for a wheelchair, and driveway, and a patio. We worked with the group from First Parish in Cambridge. We spent the morning getting organized, buying additional tools at the Home Depot in Waveland, and figuring out what 30 or so adults and youth need to do. By the end of the day we had most of the driveway and access ramp, and all of the patio built up and graded.
(this post was by Andy and Parisa)
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