Port Salut

I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression, that I am spending all of my time at the hospital. This weekend, my girlfriends and I headed to the beach at Port Salut with Wilfrid (my wonderful driver). We were able to do this because I'm lucky enough to have a car.

Because Haiti is both an island and poor, there are very few cars in the country. This means even if you can afford one, there may not be a car available to buy. My organization spent months waiting for my rental car, a 2010 Ford truck. It's one of the few cars in Jeremie, and newer than most.

The drive takes about five hours or more on rough roads through the mountains and past Les Cayes (a town big enough to have a stoplight. We were shocked by this).

Port Salut has what is reputed to be one of the best beaches for a holiday. Pictured above is Jonathan. He was sitting in the water and doing small backwards flips into the waves. I complemented him on his gymnastics and he proceeded to fish about 20 tiny clams out of the sand for me.

After our day on the public beach, we headed to dinner at Dan's Creek, a hotel that is startlingly like a resort you might find anywhere else.