First of all I have to print a retraction: that wasn't the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway I drove across on the way to New Orleans, it was the bridge on Interstate 10 -- still pretty impressive, but not anywhere near as long as the Causeway. So last night I drove along Lake Pontchartrain and took a few pictures.
Monday morning was the official start to the work week and my cooking job. Everything has gone smoothly for the first couple of days -- in fact, I am a bit restless because there isn't a lot of work to do this week -- there are only a few volunteers here. Apparently there will be at least 27 people here next week, so I'll be a lot busier. I'm looking forward to that, and also hopefully to getting out to the job sites.
This week the work crews are concentrating on two houses in the Lower Ninth Ward, the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. At both sites, exterior work has been completed and interior work is well on its way, meaning that the homeowners will be able to move back in before too long. Both work crews were able to meet the homeowners today and hear their stories.
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