Jacmel

On Thursday we visited Jacmel. It is an historic city of 60,000 south of Grand Goave that used to be an active port city and was used as one again after the earthquake to get supplies into Haiti quickly. We went with the family that has been here this past week and our driver, Yvon. The drive through the mountains was spectacular. The road was switchbacks most of the way - up and down. Only one of the three children was car sick! Wade and I were dropped off in the historic French Colonial centre of the city near the ocean. We stopped for a coke in this old restaurant (photo above) in a hotel called, Hotel Florita, - it was a beautiful old spot. The other photo above is the street that the hotel is located on. And of course, we had to add a photo of the awesome scenery. This view is from another hotel where we went for lunch called, Hotel Cyvadier -- situated high above a cove. We went swimming at the beach there, down a long staircase. We tried a Club sandwich and fries. Much like what we have in Canada, except their fries are hand cut and more flavorful! .... and of course a restaurant meal wouldn't be complete without a Coke.

It was a great day.