I recently took a mini-vacation to
see my friend Rhoda in Port au Prince and we took a road trip up the south
coast of the north peninsula, and back down through the Artibonite Valley,
Haiti’s rice basket. I’ll blog about
each place we stopped so others can visit these places. Paul Clammer’s Bradt Haiti guide was a great
help providing background information about the places we saw.
Saturday
Day 1 – Lunch at Epi D’Or, stop at the Apparent Project gift shop (which
should be added to the guide book), spend the afternoon at the Art Fair at the Parc
Historique de la Canne a Sucre (Sugar Cane Museum), followed by grocery
shopping in awe at the things the store carries (stores where I live in Cayes
have fewer choices). Wonderful dinner at
home.
Sunday
Day 2 – Leave Port at 2pm to begin our road trip. Arrive at the beach hotel Moulin Sur de Mer
at 4pm. Spend the night.
Monday
Day 3 – Check out at 10 am and visit the plantation museum Musee Colonial
Ogier-Fombrun next door. Hit the road
around 11am, stop at the St. Marc’s grocery store for lunch, arrive at Petit
Riviere around 1pm to visit the bird artist Larimer. Spend the afternoon visiting Larimer’s
studio, the Palais de 365 Portes (Palace of 365 Doors built in 1816), Fort
Crete-a-Pierrot that Napoleon’s army attacked in 1802, and a hotel (for
potential visitors). Hit the road around
5pm, visit a friend of Rhoda and pick up another friend, arrive home in Port at
9:30pm.
An extra day could be built into the
trip to visit the waterfall Saut D’Eau and find a birding spot.
Stay tuned for details and more
photos!
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