Monday July 9th. Route: Los Angeles to San Diego.
I didn't know for sure until Sunday night whether or not I would be joining the Pastors for Peace Caravan from Los Angeles to McAllen, Texas. A very generous person, John Pokrajac donated a 1984 diesel mercedes for us to donate to our Cuban collaborators. Having to ship this car ourselves would have been financially prohibitive, so fortunately we were able to team up with Pastors for Peace, an organization of interreligious pastors who make humanitarian missions to Cuba and around Latin America each year. (visit their website: http://www.ifconews.org/) We were able to fill the car with video equipment to use on our shoot in the fall and also for our Cuban collaborators to start using such as a video projector, vcrs, diffusion gels, etc, generously donated by Theresa Chavez and Steve Gibbons. Here we are leaving LA on the freeway, the hippie bus making its way thru traffic. Larry Parrish will be the Mercedes driver from La to Texas. The car is stick so I can't drive it, but Larry offered to take on the responsibility. The car is packed full of donations, everything from a video projector, to 2 VCRs, to diffusion gels, electrical wire, tape, 2 laptops and 2 desktops, and toys all donated by some very generous people!
A few hours into the trip, Woody the driver, pulled into a weigh station because he saw the porta poties from the road. Driving thru a little bit too fast, he was pulled over and asked to show license and registration. He wasn't up to date with his medical card so we waited at the weigh station for 3 hours while he went to get a physical. We slept in comfortable suburban San Diego digs. Still a little bit in shock from going on such an unexpected long trip but getting to know everyone. You can see a slideshow of the trip at: http://picasaweb.google.com
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