Last week we had a beautiful drive through the beautiful mountainous countyside to Jacmel for the CRC retreat. It took as long to get out of Port Au Prince as it did through the mountains - a 100km winding up and down drive with about 300 curves in 4 hours. We hit the morning rush hour traffic at 6:30 A.M. There were no postings of 'watch for fallen rock', but we did come across some huge boulders on our journey. We were told that these boulders have been there for several weeks. Here you see our Hyundai Tuscan driving on the wrong side of the road to get around the obstruction. The travelling was excellent with good roads and enjoying God's presence in His beautiful creation.
This will give you an idea of the incline we drove in order to get to a waterfall about a half hour away from Jacmel. In the distance you can see PAP. This was the road where we had to fill the huge deep ruts with rocks in order for the three vehicles to cross. There were at least three different areas where the passengers had to get out because of the impass. The torrential rains had done a great deal of damage to the roads in this area, making travel a difficulty. The torrential rains here can be so violent that whole sections of mountainsides end up in the ravine at the bottom.
This was a view from our room in Jacmel. These fishermen would catch the fish for the resort. They would catch the fish in the morning and we would have them for dinner. Talk about fresh fish! There was a small beach but with the huge waves, it was murky and not suitable for swimming. It was a great get-away, hearing the Word of the Lord on things that do not perish - faith, hope and love! Thank You Lord for the lessons learned. Thank You Lord for Your Love to us as we enter the Advent season once again.
Last week we had a beautiful drive through the beautiful mountainous countyside to Jacmel for the CRC retreat. It took as long to get out of Port Au Prince as it did through the mountains - a 100km winding up and down drive with about 300 curves in 4 hours. We hit the morning rush hour traffic at 6:30 A.M. There were no postings of 'watch for fallen rock', but we did come across some huge boulders on our journey. We were told that these boulders have been there for several weeks. Here you see our Hyundai Tuscan driving on the wrong side of the road to get around the obstruction. The travelling was excellent with good roads and enjoying God's presence in His beautiful creation.
This will give you an idea of the incline we drove in order to get to a waterfall about a half hour away from Jacmel. In the distance you can see PAP. This was the road where we had to fill the huge deep ruts with rocks in order for the three vehicles to cross. There were at least three different areas where the passengers had to get out because of the impass. The torrential rains had done a great deal of damage to the roads in this area, making travel a difficulty. The torrential rains here can be so violent that whole sections of mountainsides end up in the ravine at the bottom.
This was a view from our room in Jacmel. These fishermen would catch the fish for the resort. They would catch the fish in the morning and we would have them for dinner. Talk about fresh fish! There was a small beach but with the huge waves, it was murky and not suitable for swimming. It was a great get-away, hearing the Word of the Lord on things that do not perish - faith, hope and love! Thank You Lord for the lessons learned. Thank You Lord for Your Love to us as we enter the Advent season once again.
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