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Find me a hammock and I'm there. No matter where we travel lately; I manage to find a hammock. Nothing is better than a relaxing swing or nap in a hammock. My wife and i enjoy having our hammock time while listening to the crashing surf.
Labadee had a large children's playground called the Buccaneer's Children's Park. This is where a majority of the kids gathered on the island. The big draw seemed to be the water activities and the pirate theme...I can understand that..I love Pirates.
A relaxing day on the beach is always good in my book. Our day at Labadee began with some relaxing time on a lounge chair under some Palm trees enjoying the water views. I really enjoying being able to truly forget about work and get into vacation mode. After the first ten minutes on the beach I was feeling so good and ready for a little nap; which I took for some time before heading into the water with my wife.
The water of Labadee was quite nice. One side of the island was calm clear water and the other side had the same clear water but with a crashing surf. We enjoyed swimming and relaxing in the calmer waters. The surf side was better for relaxing on a beach chair; enjoying the sound of the waves. It was a nice time just being with my wife.
I was part of a mission team in Croix Des Bouquets, Haiti and I spent my time helping to build bunk beds for the two mission homes that host missionaries. I also shared duties at a mobile clinic in a nearby town for over 100 people seeking medical attention. But the best part for me was visiting the children's orphanage in the small town of Croix des Bouquet. Although we spoke different languages, the children certainly made it easy to communicate. They want to hold your hand, touch your skin, play with your hair. Their smiles are unbelievable and will melt your heart. They share their games with you, I played jacks...but with stones, not a bouncy ball which I found makes it really difficult, but they were good at it! There are definitely some major league soccer players there and they totally enjoyed making us look like we were standing still on the soccer field! And they LOVE...
Art is to Haiti what music is to Jamaica. It permeates its recent history. You can see it in the religious traditions and local festivals. Terms like "primitive, naive and self-taught" are used to designate the freshness found in some of the best of Haitian art. There is the full spectrum of works from craft copies or imitative copies to originals from people who have made a name for themselves with their creativity. The activity of trying to discover Haitian art is still one of most exciting things you can do. Despite the recent economic struggles of Haiti there are still a good number of extensive galleries in Port au Prince and Petainville. At some point you will face the issue of what is art and what is just craft. The largest collection of cheap art craft is on one side of the main plaza in Petainville. There is also a fairly large selection on a plaza near the US embassy.
We took public transportation to Kenskoff and then walked through the market and all around the town looking at the lovely colonial architecture and the mountain views from the roads. I caught this photo of women walking to market with their wares in baskets on their heads.This is a pretty common sight and you wonder how they manage to keep everything balanced so neatly on their heads but I've never seen anything fall, even with very young girls.
While in Haiti, or any other country for that matter, keeping a journal of what you have done there or what you have seen and explored is a great idea. I did it and enjoy looking back at it every once in a while.
The Northern side of Haiti is my personal favorite when in Haiti. The great beaches like Cormier Plage, and Labadee are surreal. Visiting Milot is a must just for the scenery and horseback riding up to the Citadel. When in Milot you get the real peaceful feeling of the provinces outside the Capital PAP and get to mingle with the very friendly locals. Unfortunately there aren't any formal dining restaurants and hotels as of yet, and the road condition is terrible. But besides these minor setbacks I highly recommend a day trip to Milot.
The Baptist Mission is a really cool place to visit. It is a church, clinic, restaurant, zoo, school and store in one. It is located in Fermathe which is up in the mountains above Port-au-Prince. The church service is really long and all in Creole, but a neat experience. The food at the restaurant is all safe to eat. The salad was really good (especially because they are not big vegetable eaters there)! And the store has "Haitian vanilla" which is like vanilla extract but really strong. It tastes really good when you cook with it, so I recommend buying some to take home with you! The store also has a lot of crafts and artwork to buy.
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