You are invited.
Dates are: August 2-9, 2017
Purpose: Hiking Haiti for Haiti.
*A portion of your trip cost is a donation to a well-established non-profit, focused on cooperative development within the country.
Greetings to all philanthropic adventure trekkers. This is your invitation to help Haiti simply by hiking Haiti. This is a fully guided, two day 25-30 mile hiking trip with accommodations.
After 17 years of experiences in Haiti, working in and with various non-profits and aid organizations, I've found this to be a great way to help a developing world country.
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We begin our 3-day excursion on what looks like a nice, gentle walking path, but do not be deceived.
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The road changes often and quickly.
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At this point I was wondering...
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We wander through villages and get a real feel for the lives of locals.
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The scenery is spectacular.
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My feet were blissfully happy to finally be traversing a soft, pine needled forest floor. A happy completion to day one.
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Hot tea and great local food are the perfect end to a day of hiking.
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Crawling into the tent felt really good, and I sure wouldn't have minded sleeping in...
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But an early morning whinny helped me get moving on time. Breakfast, farewell and time to hit the trail.
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The start of day 2.
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This strange sight shows the devastating effects of deforestation and erosion.
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Up in the mountain mist, starting descent to the sea.
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The cooler air is lovely.
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More great scenery
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...and opportunities to talk with locals.
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A final ride on a moto, and a little issue resolved...
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One more ride on a tap tap and we are in Jacmel!
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Local market activity.
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YUM.
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Seaside sights.
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The perfect place to rest, swim in the ocean and recover before our drive back to Port au Prince where we will regroup and then perform some site visits to learn more about what is helping Haiti. ***This hotel happens to serve the best rum punch I've ever had.
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Questions?
Contact Julie Johnson
juliej1961@gmail.com
920 253-9566
