Beautiful beach resort for the first few days!
Even though we had Wifi service the whole week, we didn't bring a laptop so it was hard to update this blog on our trip. We were also too busy enjoying the amazing scenery, people and food that is Haiti. Here are a few pictures from our first few days at an all inclusive beach resort about a hour from the airport (http://kalikobeachclub.com/).
We drove there late Sunday night and I think the kids were a little overwhelmed by the traffic. Between the trucks with no lights on, the motorcyclists flying by and the people and goats walking in the streets, the ride was an adventure in itself. The beach resort was beautiful and we practically had the place to ourselves. We each stayed in our own little "huts." We ate great food (three buffet meals a day!), took a quick water taxi ride to see the coastline and played in the water and the pool. On Tuesday, we were picked up in a tap-tap and taken to another local resort, where we rented ATVs (http://www.offroadhaiti.com/), which we rode up a mountain. Along the way, we passed locals hiking and riding donkeys up and down often carrying baskets or jugs on their heads. Dane and Stanley marveled at the fact that we saw lots of little kids had machetes they used for cutting open coconuts and forging paths. Our guide took us to a spot where we could hop into a natural spring while we drank coconut water straight from a coconut. While we splashed around in the spring, there were women washing herbs and collecting water nearby. We learned that the water is used to irrigate the plants all the way down the mountain.
The coast of Haiti is beautiful and has the potential for tourism to boom! We can't wait to return! Next stop- downtown Port-au-Prince and visiting Sakala...
Even though we had Wifi service the whole week, we didn't bring a laptop so it was hard to update this blog on our trip. We were also too busy enjoying the amazing scenery, people and food that is Haiti. Here are a few pictures from our first few days at an all inclusive beach resort about a hour from the airport (http://kalikobeachclub.com/).
We drove there late Sunday night and I think the kids were a little overwhelmed by the traffic. Between the trucks with no lights on, the motorcyclists flying by and the people and goats walking in the streets, the ride was an adventure in itself. The beach resort was beautiful and we practically had the place to ourselves. We each stayed in our own little "huts." We ate great food (three buffet meals a day!), took a quick water taxi ride to see the coastline and played in the water and the pool. On Tuesday, we were picked up in a tap-tap and taken to another local resort, where we rented ATVs (http://www.offroadhaiti.com/), which we rode up a mountain. Along the way, we passed locals hiking and riding donkeys up and down often carrying baskets or jugs on their heads. Dane and Stanley marveled at the fact that we saw lots of little kids had machetes they used for cutting open coconuts and forging paths. Our guide took us to a spot where we could hop into a natural spring while we drank coconut water straight from a coconut. While we splashed around in the spring, there were women washing herbs and collecting water nearby. We learned that the water is used to irrigate the plants all the way down the mountain.
The coast of Haiti is beautiful and has the potential for tourism to boom! We can't wait to return! Next stop- downtown Port-au-Prince and visiting Sakala...
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