Another Adventure in Haiti

I need to begin with a confession: I have always been more than a little on the cautious side of life or to put it in everyday language I have always been a chicken when it comes to adventure. So when I said yes to hire a moto taxi in Haiti to get me from place to place, I had to be thinking I must be out of my mind. But that is what I did. This is not the first time I have ridden a motorcycle, I even had a small one for a while and I have always thought they were fun, with the exception of my son in law's scooter I have not been on a motorcycle in 25 years.

So about half way to CONASPEH today I was beginning to wonder did I really make the right choice. As we were weaving in and out of traffic and as I was shifting to get comfortable and as the driver told me not to hang on to him but to hold onto the rack behind me I was second guessing myself all over the place.

The road back was a different route because my driver told me he did not like to travel by the heavily traveled routes with white people on the back in the afternoon. Now it was an adventure and I have a couple more days of them. It was a longer ride but a much better ride. Traffic was still heavy but the biggest adventure was when we came to a closed street and Daniel my driver said cars can't get through but we can. We did. The part of me most exhausted after the ride was my arms from gripping the bike so tight.

BTW I did bring a helmet.

It was a good day I went to CONASPEH and taught my first class and the response was a good one. I had lunch with Katie and Frenaud at Epidor the McDonalds of Haiti. I had a good conversation with our new missionary in Haiti and had a very good night’s rest.

It is a challenging class with great questions and I am grateful for the people in the class who are so eager to learn.

The adventure continues tomorrow.