Change of Plans

During part of our time in Jacmel we were kind of "stuck" in one place. The day that we had planned on going to Mother Teresa's orphanage happened to fall on a day of political unrest :( The roads were blocked with demonstrators and it just wasn't safe to go out.

Sitting on a bench made by a local artist

Because we couldn't drive anywhere Darlys took us to see some of the sights close to her house.

Walking between property's

We went to visit one of her neighbors that is an artist and is in the process of renovating her property into a bed and breakfast. The lady wasn't home but the boy that was watching her property let us walk around and look at the art.


Sitting area, table is a large tractor tire

She used a lot of glass bottles and tires in her artwork.

Old tire made into a bird

We were disappointed that we didn't get to go out and visit the children and workers at the orphanage but we did enjoy the sights. Jacmel is a beautiful area to be "stuck" in :)

Bassin Bleu

During my last trip to Haiti one of our goals was to see some of the more visited and "touristy" areas in Haiti. My friend had heard about Bassin Bleu near Jacmel and asked the missionaries that were hosting us if they could take us there. At first it looked like the weather was against us and we wouldn't be able to go, it rained most of the morning. But by 10 it looked like the rain was going to pass by us fairly quickly so we loaded up and headed out.

Bassin Bleu is hidden in the hills and isn't a trip for someone that is in poor shape or has health issues. The road is rough and requires a vehicle that can handle off road conditions. You also have to fjord across a river so if the water is high you most likely can't get there.

Spot where you drive across the river bed

 Once you reach the end of the road then you have to hike up to the springs. While some of the path is fairly even it can be a challenging hike that is mostly up hill and very steep in some areas.

I can't imagine doing this in the heat of Summer

The climb wasn't bad but I was a little nervous

However, I must say the trip is worth it!! There are three pools connected by waterfalls and streams. We climbed up to the "top" pool and it was like we had walked into another world! What a beautiful sight!

Climbing the waterfalls

The water is usually a beautiful turquoise blue but because of the rain it was a cloudy grey. A plus to the rain coming was that other than our guides we had the entire area to ourselves.

Swimming in the "middle" pool

 We got our exercise for the day and it was well worth it :)

That's me jumping off the waterfall