One Airstrip Too Far

I had arranged for 2 loads of food already in santiago to be delivered
in Cessna Caravans to La Gonave for today, which is sunday, by pilot
jose maldonado out of san juan. I did not get a price from jose until
about 10 last night. Around 6pm, I was copied on an email to pere ajax
asking for assistance clearing airspace in the 70 mile zone for a
flight(s?) from a Bahamas outfit. That was the first time for me to
hear of this plane which also was to arrive Sunday on the small, dirt
airstrip on La Gonave. Around 10 pm, jose emailed me with the flight
cost for two loads: $10232! Come on, Jose! I'm not going to the
Masters! The food has been donated by Go Ministries. Since the
Bahamas plane was going(I thought) and David Hammer Lee has access now
to a much cheaper plane with much higher capacity that can start as
soon as monday, I told jose to hold off. The Bahamas plane never made
it. And La Gonave still needs food :(

People are running out of stuff everywhere. Everyone is trying their best.