We have been cooling our heels (or should I say "heals") in Ft. Lauderdale since 11pm last night. We were scheduled to fly to Port-au-Prince tonight at 6 pm but apparently all flights but military to Haiti are canceled. Our new idea is to drive down to Miami, catch an American Airlines flight to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic at 8:20 tonight and try to drive or catch rides on helicopters tomorrow. Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

I spoke to Antonio Kebreau our Executive Director today. The guesthouse has a few cracks, but is livable. There is apparently water (at least for now) and hopefully electricity if we can find diesel for the generator. We have other housing options to consider as well. We are trying to decide whether to stay overnight in Santo Domingo or get on a bus and drive through the night to get to PAP. At this point, I just want to get there. We have divided our group into teams in an effort to be as organized as possible when/if we make it to Haiti. The docs are coming to grips with what we can and cannot do once we are there. I got through to Dr. Ben Nau the president of the HHH board this am. He reported that they are dealing with a lot of crush injuries and that there were a lot of US docs there, but not enough plates, screws, and power drills, none of which we have. Then he asked us to bring food. We will bring what we can.

We have two reporters from the Deseret news who are traveling with us. You can see the photos they have posted at deseretnews.com Thanks to all for the many messages of support and encouragement. We really appreciate them.