Haiti

This is what you're confronted with when you first enter Haiti. There are virtually no tourists or tourist infrastructure and as an obvious white guy I had a big target on my back.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:50:53 -0700

adrianbye
This is what you're confronted with when you first enter Haiti. There are virtually no tourists or tourist infrastructure and as an obvious white guy I had a big target on my back.

The pool from our hotel, we went for a very long swim to relax after riding horses all day

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:59:09 -0700

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The pool from our hotel, we went for a very long swim to relax after riding horses all day

A Haitian creole dinner. It shares similarities with Dominican food, but is spicier.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:52:01 -0700

adrianbye
A Haitian creole dinner. It shares similarities with Dominican food, but is spicier.

A tank driving down the street. We saw UN military patrols constantly, usually in SUV's

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:50:13 -0700

adrianbye
A tank driving down the street. We saw UN military patrols constantly, usually in SUV's

Lots of haitian art for sale - they are a very artistic people

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:52:59 -0700

adrianbye
Lots of haitian art for sale - they are a very artistic people

On Saturday morning we were ready to travel 2 hours on horseback up to La Citadel

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:53:56 -0700

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On Saturday morning we were ready to travel 2 hours on horseback up to La Citadel

Many people live along the way to get to the castle - and for many people it was laundry day

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:54:49 -0700

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Many people live along the way to get to the castle - and for many people it was laundry day

A view of La Citadel

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:55:20 -0700

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A view of La Citadel

An original cannon, pointed to defend against the French to ensure Haiti maintained its independence

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:57:32 -0700

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An original cannon, pointed to defend against the French to ensure Haiti maintained its independence

Massive stocks of cannonballs ready for use

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:56:46 -0700

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Massive stocks of cannonballs ready for use

La citadel is a castle built between 1805-1820 to defend against the french. It is still fully stocked with cannons and canonballs

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:56:05 -0700

adrianbye
La citadel is a castle built between 1805-1820 to defend against the french. It is still fully stocked with cannons and canonballs

Riding back down the mountain (1 hour). The guides all walked while we rode.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:58:30 -0700

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Riding back down the mountain (1 hour). The guides all walked while we rode.

This is a very typical street in Cap Haitian

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:51:25 -0700

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This is a very typical street in Cap Haitian

On Sunday morning we went to a private cruise ship tourism beach; Labadie. It is closed 4 days of the week for US cruise ships; we went on one of the days haitians are allowed in. Tourists ...

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:03 -0700

adrianbye
On Sunday morning we went to a private cruise ship tourism beach; Labadie. It is closed 4 days of the week for US cruise ships; we went on one of the days haitians are allowed in. Tourists ...

Inside Labadie beach is clean and organized, just like Disneyland. Everything is in english. Its a dramatic contrast from the poverty outside and took some getting used to.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:51 -0700

adrianbye
Inside Labadie beach is clean and organized, just like Disneyland. Everything is in english. Its a dramatic contrast from the poverty outside and took some getting used to.

The beach is very nice. We met some Chilean UN peacekeepers; very friendly guys. I suspect they're not used to many foreigners at the moment.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:24 -0700

adrianbye
The beach is very nice. We met some Chilean UN peacekeepers; very friendly guys. I suspect they're not used to many foreigners at the moment.

Haiti is not safe right now so I organized 2 guides. These are big guys with the right connections, local knowledge and speak creole. Our intrepid Haiti exploration team. L-R : Demel, me, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:49:38 -0700

adrianbye
Haiti is not safe right now so I organized 2 guides. These are big guys with the right connections, local knowledge and speak creole. Our intrepid Haiti exploration team. L-R : Demel, me, ...

A bus for travelling home. The boy in the picture is holding a cordless telephone which functions as a phonebooth - you pay him to make calls around the country.

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:02:07 -0700

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A bus for travelling home. The boy in the picture is holding a cordless telephone which functions as a phonebooth - you pay him to make calls around the country.

Uh oh! When we got back to the DR - Haiti border, it was closed early!! What to do? Spend the night in the small, not very safe border town?

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:00 -0700

adrianbye
Uh oh! When we got back to the DR - Haiti border, it was closed early!! What to do? Spend the night in the small, not very safe border town?

Like good immigrants, we crossed the river to get back into the DR since the border was closed! Carlos my guide is being carried here, I was carried across just before him. The haitian guy ...

nobody@smugmug.com (adrianbye) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:03:45 -0700

adrianbye
Like good immigrants, we crossed the river to get back into the DR since the border was closed! Carlos my guide is being carried here, I was carried across just before him. The haitian guy ...