The Rockaways souvenir. On the travels I’ve been posting to this blog, I try to pick up a small souvenir from each place so I can remember the place. I never set out to get souvenirs from my time at the Rockaways, but I’ve kept two things that will remind me of the place. The first is my pair of work gloves, that lasted me for the first couple of weeks before I wore a hole in the fingers. And for the second, the miracle that is the self-heating MRE (Meal; Ready to Eat). This is my last post for now on the Rockaways. Perhaps in the spring time I’ll head out there again to do a follow up, or to try and get involved with a volunteer organization involved in the long recovery that they will face. Until then, let’s get back to the exotic travels. When I last posted, I’d just left deepest darkest Peru, next stop Easter Island!
This series of posts document the time I spent in the Rockaways (an area near New York City that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy) with Team Rubicon. If you liked them, please consider reblogging the post to spread the word or making a donation.