We Arrived in Montserrat - 18 Hours after Leaving Irene-threatening NY!

After 18 long hours and many modes of transportation, Nancy and I arrived in Montserrat with over 10 suitcases of blood pressure monitors, blood pressure pamphlets and a host of other teaching materials.  We lugged our supplies through several different customs agencies and thank goodness, someone was watching over us and our bags and we made it through at each stop.  Some interesting observations along the way - we noticed on the ferry going over to Montserrat, several of the "locals" had buckets of fried chicken and french fries from American Fast Food chains. - we also noticed several of the fast food chains were resident in Antigua.  Since lifestyle and eating habits are a big piece of the awareness portion of hypertension, we know we have our work cut out for us this week.  We are off now to get driver's licenses - since it is a British Territory, we have to learn (quickly) how to drive on the left side -

So stay tuned for more info on our journey.

A special note goes out to all of the families in the Northeast, especially those in NY, NJ and Long Island who have been attacked by Hurricane Irene.  We hope all are safe!