I'm a little behind in blogging [I swore off the Internet for a week], so a quick update about last weekend. We woke up Saturday morning and took a
tap-tap ride to
Jacmel with our lovely bosses, Andrew and Aaron. We went to
Bassin-Bleu, a gorgeous series of blue waterfalls and pools set in the hills of Haiti south of Léogâne. Our local tour guides helped us climb up one of the waterfalls to jump off a rock about 40 feet above the water. Let's just say I won't be doing that again anytime soon...
After our hike, we went to lunch at
Cyvadier Plage, a local hotel and restaurant that's quite popular among All Hands volunteers on their rest and relaxation breaks. We had a gorgeous ocean view and saw a side of Haiti that's certainly never on the news.
After we had eaten our fill of non-base food, we went to
The Hotel Florita in downtown Jacmel, an amazing old hotel and cafe built in 1888. It was quite a playground for the photographers in the group. There's just something wonderful about old furniture, mosquito nets and anpil (Kreyol for "a lot") flowers.
We'd planned a late departure to enjoy the clear skies and stars along the ride back in our open-air tap-tap. So, of course, it poured rain and we were actually cold for the first time since arriving in Haiti. All in all, it was an experience and quite an end to a fantastic day.
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| our tour guides |
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| the Haitians have mixed feelings about Baby Doc... |
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| L-R from back : Aaron, Andrew, Mike, Anika, Me, Ben |
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| our tour guide in the cave at the beginning of our hike at bassin-bleu |
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| the courtyard of The Hotel Florita in Jacmel |
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| a parade in downtown Jacmel |
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| Aaron "rescuing" us from the rain |
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