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With Larmier's son in front of his art studio. |
(Day 3 of this mini-tour of Haiti) After leaving the plantation museum
around noon, we continued along the coast to St. Marc. The grocery store mentioned in the Bradt
Haiti guide had gone out of business, but we found another on the town
square. We stocked up on some snacks for
lunch, then continued to Ti Rivye to visit the bird artist Larimer and his art studio
which sits along the highway near the west edge of town. I have mentioned him in these posts. If you are interested in his bird art contact
me. It was great to see him again and
see where he lives.
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Baby goats at the fort. |
Larimer and some friends took us for
a tour of the local historic sights: Palace of 365 Doors and Fort
Crete-a-Pierrot. A high school social
studies teacher was with us and explained the history of these places. The palace was built in 1816 by Henri
Christophe and is being restored (we had to find a man who had to find a key to
let us in). The fort was attacked by Napoleon’s
army in 1802. The Haitians were holed up
there for 20 days and used voodoo to fight off the French. We stopped at a hotel* on the west edge just
to see what it was like – another one is nearby. Contact me if you would like guided tours of
this area and we can track down the social studies teacher.
We continued through the Artibonite Valley
to pick up a friend of Rhoda’s who needed a ride to Port, passing the turn
to the famous Saut d'Eau waterfall and also the new Partners in Health hospital in Mirebalais,
the town where the cholera outbreak started.
Finally meeting up with National Highway 3 and taking it south back to
Port. We ended our journey around 8pm at
home in Tabarre.
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Palace of 365 Doors. |
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Fort
Crete-a-Pierrot |
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View from the fort of the Artibonite River. |
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Common sight in the valley - rice drying by the side of the road. |
*La Piscina Hotel disclaimer – I don’t
know the owner and didn’t stay at this hotel.
I just want to let travelers know it is an option if you are in Ti
Rivye. There is another hotel, d’Ossieau
nearby.
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La Piscina Parc Hotel near the west side of Ti Rivye. |
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Entrance to the hotel (pink building) as seen from the highway. |
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The pool at the hotel. |
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