Looking down from the restaurant onto the night-time Jacmel, Haiti streets just before heading to the Mizik Festival. For dinner I had the Cabrit creole (Creole Goat) and a large Papaille au lait (Papaya with milk). Délicieux! Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson
Tap-Tap road block in Port-au-Prince. Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson
One of the many motorbikes zips by as I try to nab a shot of the festival board on the way to the entrance. Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson
Sa k pase? Easy? Oui. Just got back from a quick three day trip through the mountainous Caribbean land known by many simply as Haiti. I have many notes still being scrawled on the mind as I write and in some ways I’ll never know if I’ll be able to describe exactly, but for now I’ll tell you this like I’ve told everyone I’ve touched base with by phone. Traveling from Port-au-Prince to the tiny southern beach town known as Jacmel felt like a scene from a movie. In fact it felt like the scene from the movie Contact starring Jodie Foster where she ends up on this beautiful beach after she thought she was going to be shot into space… Know what I’m talking about? It felt like that for me, but I won’t stay short on the details for long. Hang tight and stay tuned. A traveler’s tale and some photos to follow soon.
In the meanwhile let’s brush up on the Kreyòl. You may or may not need it.
on Aug 21st, 2007 at 8:27 pm
I road the highway to Jacmel clinging to the top luggage rack of a minibus. Unreal! I got a nice photo of the sun peeking through clouds on the way at 60 MPH.
on Aug 22nd, 2007 at 12:03 am
Hi Kent,
I wanted to ride on one of the tap taps too, but didn’t get the chance to… Next time in Haiti I suppose. Have you gone often?
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