Last Sunday, Dominic and I decided we'd had enough of Port-au-Prince and decided to venture into the mountain area of Furcy, which is about 45 minutes away. We had the best lunch at a place called The Lodge. I should of taken photos of the food and the Lodge itself but it didn't occur to me at the time. The photo above was snapped through the window on our drive up.
Seeing Haiti from this point is so different than being in Port-au-Prince, the air is cool and fresh! I was really fascinated by all of the farming on the mountains themselves. Seeing these fields makes you understand the mudslides of last year. There is very little vegetation holding the crops to the mountainside so when it rains the only place for it to go is down. To read more about deforestation in Haiti see the link below.
After our fabulous lunch we decided to hike down to see several waterfalls. Dom actually had to pay off the young guide to just tell us which path to take. Having the freedom to hike the mountain, breath the fresh air, without being stared at was a welcome change! See the waterfalls below.
Once we reached the bottom of the mountain, a storm began rolling in. We knew that we only had alittle bit of time to make our way back up. The ultimate memory was watching this young haitian kid come running at full speed down the mountain like a billy goat heading straight for us. He knew we were not on the right path, and was quite the entrepreneur and led us back up and out into the path. I was huffing and puffing up the hill as I haven't yet adjusted to the high altitude. We made it back to the car soaking wet from rain and sweat, but invigorated from our adventure!
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