hot

when we arrived last night at the airport the customs agent asked what we had in our bins - when we told him and explained it was for tsunami rebuilding - where? where are you going? he asked.
Tirrukovil
His Response, in a doubtful tone: Good Luck.

Pastor Bandu was outlining what to expect tomorrow when we get to Tirrukovil and explained that the heat there is of another kind and its fairly brutal. he indicated we would stay 7-10 days and then we would re-evaluate at that point - hinting at our ability to cope with the conditions.

it may be hot, it may be uncomfortable - but's that's why we're here. assuming we're helpful and they want us to stay we're pretty confident we'll be there the whole time.
6am we embark on our 8-10 hr journey (320 km) tomorrow to the other side of the island - apparently some British fellow has setup internet access there so hopefully we'll be able to update from the field.
peace for now.