Finally, A Beach Day!

We have been in Haiti since November 26 and have not been to the beach yet. Personally, I think that there is something wrong with that, others would say, "only fake missionaries go to the beach". We had planned to go for a couple weeks since the kids didn't have school on Good Friday and we didn't have sewing school either.

The beach is about an hours drive on a good day and can be filled with many adventures. We have a few friends who drive this road to church each week and I am pretty sure they should get some kind of special certificate for advanced driving skills. You only get this certificate if you can stay on the road, not closing your eyes and screaming every time a cameo goes past you with animals and people hang off the top and sides just barely missing your truck and taking off the mirror as they go past you at about eighty miles per hour.

When we finally got to the beach Parker came to me and said, "Mom, I saw seven dead animals and one naked person!" (I, however, lost track after two dead donkeys.) I am also pleased to report that on the way home the naked lady was finally looked upon with compassion in her community and given under ware and a shirt, but still standing on the side of the road.

We had a great day at the beach filled with swimming, cliff diving, snorkeling and kayaking. We all look and feel like one of the seven lobsters we got for $20 that I boiled after we got home. Haiti's beaches are so beautiful, but not the place to run out of sun block.

As we sat on the beach, we looked at each other and said, "can you believe we really live here". I guess with our personalities our parents knew we would always do something like this. It is an adventure and we are loving it!

p.s. Thanks for the great pictures Jes!