El Salvador has a long coast line on the Pacific. The beaches are beautiful and are largely undeveloped, but that is changing rapidly as hi-rise units are being built rather quickly.

Here, Cathy enjoys the waves during the short time we had there.

This is a video of Julio riding his Personal Energy Transport for the first time. He usually gets around by scooting his body and walking on his hands holding wooden blocks in them. Wheel chairs don't work for him because of the lack of sidewalks or adequate street surfaces.

Watch him put the wooden blocks in the platform of the unit as he climbs in.

Julio is 33 years old, and this gift changed his life!

Volunteers around the US build these machines and donate them to people like Julio who have no legs. This one was built in Mt Vernon, MO.

God bless you, Ralph

A father-son team travels up the street. They are able to ignore the high fuel prices. Fuel costs more in El Salvador than it does here.

Many celebrations take place in September in El Salvador. This one involved parades featuring young ladies, similar to homecoming parades that we have. The vehicles are different, but the crowds were very receptive and appreciative of the entries.

Do you sometimes think the street you live on is rough and poorly maintained? This is about a block west of the hotel we stay in in La Palma. It has mostly foot and horse traffic, but cars and pickups do come down that way occasionally--and slowly.

Some have asked how the people there store the toothbrushes and toothpaste that we give out. Enlarge this photo--click on it -- to see how one household does that. Their water barrel is about 20 yards from the door. There is no plumbing indoors,

Melva, Marcy, and Lori 'hang out' in a doorway before the big parade. Later, Chris and Cathy 'hang out' in the same doorway. Can you tell that they are tourists?