Today in Haiti we took a break and went to the beach. We drove about two hours outside the city along the coast and went to a resort where we swam in the ocean and had lunch.
Francois the school principal and Tullis our driver went with us.
The beach was rocky but the water was warm.
Tullis told us the deposed president for life Baby Doc Duvallier who returned to Haiti just after the last election and was promptly arrested was living just around the bay from where we were swimming.
We had lunch at the beach, several had grilled lobster, I had conch with garlic and butter. The food was excellent.
As we traveled to the beach we stopped at St. Christophe. As we drove a few hundred yard down the road we came to a group of it looked like hundreds of black crosses in the gravel by the side of the road. It was explained to us this was one of the mass graves of those killed in the earthquake. It was a very somber moment as you might expect.
Saw lots of simple houses scattered in the hills along the highway. Lots of banana trees and a few small villages. It was relaxing day away from the city. The resort we swam at could have been in any tropical area.
I have no idea what the distance was out of the city but I saw a part of Haiti I had never seen before. I am beginning to see how beautiful this country really is and what a marvelous diverse world we live in.