We had two "fun days" to enjoy some of the sites of Haiti and the natural beauty that the island has to offer. We got to hang out on a beach and go to Bassin Bleu. Both were gorgeous!
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| Stunning Beach |
The first Sunday we were there we went to church then enjoy our Sabbath at the beach! We traveled about thirty minutes to a beach where a lot of missionaries hang out. It was lovely, a real piece of paradise among all the brokenness and poverty in this country. The water was bright blue and so salty that you could float with out really trying. It was refreshingly cool too! There were beautiful shells all along the shore, huge conch shells and lots of sea glass. There were also the iconic island huts lining the coast, with the palm branch roofs. It was picture perfect!
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| Look at that water! |
Our last day in Haiti we went on an adventure to Bassin Bleu. It became more of an adventure because it rained the night before making the river we had to cross a little deeper! (We cheered when we made it across.) Then we traveled an hour up the mountain to the other side of the bay to the base where we would then hike half an hour to the waterfall. It was fun to hike through the tropical forrest. We crossed a river and the water was aqua blue. I've never seen water like this except in the ocean! We we got to the Bassin you could get in to it in the first part or climb up a ledge, repel down to the other side then swim to a rock in the middle or all the way to the water fall to jump off the rocks there.
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| Jumping from the waterfall! |
The place was breathtaking; the color of the water, the rocks, the waterfall. As one of the women on our trip said it was such a promise to the Haitians from God. That among all the destruction and devastation, that he was still there and his promise of restoration!
*Joy of the day: God's beauty, his promise and his covenant was so evident!
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