Well , here's the update. According to the charity, customs is holding the shoes hostage for another $600 in duties. Our contact is headed down to Santo Domingo today to try to sort it out. As everything is supposed to happen tomorrow we are very unsure of the situation. we are supposed to visit 3 different areas tomorrow to deliver 324 pairs of shoes to these kids who really need them....some of them live in garbage dumps.....and once again we are being thwarted by the government.
Our arrangements had been for the shoes to be delivered right to the door of the charity on the 21st.
So, bear with us as we all deal with this latest little crisis.
No idea if our charity partners will even be able to arrange shipping for the shoes to Santiago even if they are able to get them through customs.
So frustrating.
Weather is cloudy and extremely windy. We had to work out how to get back to Santiago ourselves today. That's our next project.
Hopefully internet will be more reliable in Santiago.
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