Sanctuary (AH 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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We arrived in Port Au Prince, Haiti, the second stop on our Project Handclasp tour, on 11 November. The welcome received there wasn't nearly as enthusiastic as the one given us in Buenaventura, but the reason was understandablep Americans are nothing new in Haiti. ln fact, because only a few hours of flight time now separate Haiti from the United States, American tourism has become one of the staples of Haiti's economy. We had accustomed ourselves to what Project Handclasp was all about during our stay in Buenaventura, and the momentum we gained there and the lessons we learned proved invaluable from the first day in Port Au Prince until the day we wrapped up our mission and headed for home. There was a kind of confidence on SANCTUARY that what had been accomplished in Buenaventura could be equalled, if not surpassed, in Port Au Prince, and every Department onboard worked hard toward that end. On 11 December, with a sigh of relief and a feeling of accomplishment, we departed Port Au Prince for our new homeport of lVlayport, Florida. The sigh of relief came because after two and a half months of cultural shock, hectic activity, and new experiences we were finally going back to the United States to be with our families and to relax over the Christmas Vacation. The feeling of accomplishment came because we had gone well beyond what even the planners of the project had envisionedp and in doing so we may well have paved the way for more Project Handclasps in more countries throughout the world.

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