So today was our official "off" day that we just spent relaxing....well kinda. We went to this part of Haiti called Jacmel, more of a tourist part of Haiti because there were really really nice hotels and beaches. The ride to Jacmel was quite interesting.....awesommmmme, but interesting. lol lets just say we all had bruises the next day....from the two hour drive through the twisty turny mountains with 15 of us piled into the back of a small dump truck. Haha I remember sitting at the office while we were waiting for our ride, because nobody knew how exactly we were getting to Jacmel. Lol mode of transportation was always a surprise....although it ususally was standing in the back of a pick up truck. But theres no way that would have been safe driving through the mountains. Anyway, I asked Pastor Lex how we were getting to Jacmel and he said in his haitian accent, "you all gonna go in back of truck, hows that?" lol I sort of just laughed because I couldn't really tell if he was joking or not....he wasn't.
So in my mind I'm thinking, oh my word, we are going to fryyy in the sun. lol which we did, but riding in the back of that truck through the mountains is another experience that I will never forget.....it was SO fun.! The view was just breathtaking, I've never seen anything like it. And once we got to the ocean, it was even more phenomenal, the ocean was clear blue, (I swear I have a picture on a calander just like one of the ones I took). So pretty.
And for lunch, we went to this little place on the beach. I wouldn't call it a restaurant, there were only like 4 tables. It was like we sat down, and they brought out food. And they just kept bringing out food. I'm talkin fried conch and plantanes, followed by a plate of two fish, followed by a huggeee lobster, followed by rice and beans. lol lots of food!! And it was quite an overwhelming experience since I had never really had seafood before......never thought I would ever eat anything that still had eyeballs either! But, while in Haiti......once again, its all part of the experience! And it was actually really really good!!! I didn't eat too much, because I wasn't sure how my stomach would handle seafood so I didn't want to overdo it.....but I was satisfied, and proud of myself for eating something I would have never tried before. lol
After that we all jumped in the ocean, and the waves were so strong! We were the crazy Americans who kept trying to bodysurf the waves, lol. It was cool too, because we got to meet some of the kids from another orphanage called Hands and Feet (run by members of Audio Adrenaline I'm pretty sure).
The ride home was quite eventful as well. We stopped at this hotel so that Lex and Renee could meet with the manager to talk about a wedding that was going to take place later that week. Meanwhile, we sat in the bed of the dumptruck, and some of us got out and did yoga. Haha....not me personally....lol, but those who did got some stares. After about an hour, we headed back to Grand Goave, another 2 hour ride all squished in the back of that truck, but it was fun. The sun was setting too, and since we were in the mountains, it got kinda chilly. But I loved it, because it was a nice break from sweating!! lol. On the way home we stopped and Lex and Renee had bought us ice cream.....and this was THE BEST ice cream I have ever had!! SO good!
We were all really uncomfortable on the ride home lol, because we were all sandy and wet, and our bodys were sore from the ride into Jacmel earlier that day. So even though most of us couldn't feel atleast one of our limbs, we passed the time by singing. Since I was sitting by my friend Stephanie, and Alexis, Lex and Renee's daughter, (both whom are obsessed with High school musical), we passed the time by singing High School Musical songs. lol
When we got back we were all pretty whipped!!! By the sun, by the ride, so we were all pretty much ready for bed!!!
I had moved my stuff into a different tent by myself because since the day before, my stuff had become infested with ants. And I'm all about new experiences and roughin it in a tent, but I had one too many bug bites already, and I wasn't really up for laying in my bed full of ants and getting bit all night. So i shook out all my stuff and moved to a different tent, and this tent had an air mattress!! SCORE! I felt bad for leaving my friends, but they were able to spread out a little more and blow up their air mattresses. That night was glorious......until the next morning, that is.....that story to come later......
So in my mind I'm thinking, oh my word, we are going to fryyy in the sun. lol which we did, but riding in the back of that truck through the mountains is another experience that I will never forget.....it was SO fun.! The view was just breathtaking, I've never seen anything like it. And once we got to the ocean, it was even more phenomenal, the ocean was clear blue, (I swear I have a picture on a calander just like one of the ones I took). So pretty.
And for lunch, we went to this little place on the beach. I wouldn't call it a restaurant, there were only like 4 tables. It was like we sat down, and they brought out food. And they just kept bringing out food. I'm talkin fried conch and plantanes, followed by a plate of two fish, followed by a huggeee lobster, followed by rice and beans. lol lots of food!! And it was quite an overwhelming experience since I had never really had seafood before......never thought I would ever eat anything that still had eyeballs either! But, while in Haiti......once again, its all part of the experience! And it was actually really really good!!! I didn't eat too much, because I wasn't sure how my stomach would handle seafood so I didn't want to overdo it.....but I was satisfied, and proud of myself for eating something I would have never tried before. lol
After that we all jumped in the ocean, and the waves were so strong! We were the crazy Americans who kept trying to bodysurf the waves, lol. It was cool too, because we got to meet some of the kids from another orphanage called Hands and Feet (run by members of Audio Adrenaline I'm pretty sure).
The ride home was quite eventful as well. We stopped at this hotel so that Lex and Renee could meet with the manager to talk about a wedding that was going to take place later that week. Meanwhile, we sat in the bed of the dumptruck, and some of us got out and did yoga. Haha....not me personally....lol, but those who did got some stares. After about an hour, we headed back to Grand Goave, another 2 hour ride all squished in the back of that truck, but it was fun. The sun was setting too, and since we were in the mountains, it got kinda chilly. But I loved it, because it was a nice break from sweating!! lol. On the way home we stopped and Lex and Renee had bought us ice cream.....and this was THE BEST ice cream I have ever had!! SO good!
We were all really uncomfortable on the ride home lol, because we were all sandy and wet, and our bodys were sore from the ride into Jacmel earlier that day. So even though most of us couldn't feel atleast one of our limbs, we passed the time by singing. Since I was sitting by my friend Stephanie, and Alexis, Lex and Renee's daughter, (both whom are obsessed with High school musical), we passed the time by singing High School Musical songs. lol
When we got back we were all pretty whipped!!! By the sun, by the ride, so we were all pretty much ready for bed!!!
I had moved my stuff into a different tent by myself because since the day before, my stuff had become infested with ants. And I'm all about new experiences and roughin it in a tent, but I had one too many bug bites already, and I wasn't really up for laying in my bed full of ants and getting bit all night. So i shook out all my stuff and moved to a different tent, and this tent had an air mattress!! SCORE! I felt bad for leaving my friends, but they were able to spread out a little more and blow up their air mattresses. That night was glorious......until the next morning, that is.....that story to come later......
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