DAY AT DHALOO

We get a long weekend from school - Monday is a Haitian holiday.  AND we passed the three month mark this past week.  Is that enough excuse to spend a Saturday at the beach?  YES.

We got the opportunity yesterday to explore an unfamiliar beach - Dhaloo.  It's a bit past Cormier Plage, where we have typically gone.  And it's just a smidgen past Labadie, where Royal Caribbean has its Haitian playground.

Part of the fun is that the final leg of the journey requires a water taxi.

The landing point at Dhaloo:

Boat repair on the beach:

The Bundy kids were excited to show our kids around.

A short walk from the restaurant and beach chairs area, there is a quiet, secluded beach with wonderful sand for digging in.

And relaxing with friends.

And the walk between the two beaches is just far enough up a flight of stone steps to give some fantastic views of the surrounding area.

Lunch was served around 12:30.  Our family sat down with the Bundys and several visiting short term missions folks.

Great Haitian food ... and lots of it.  I had the fish.

And the fish was FRESH.

Samuel slowed down for just a few minutes after lunch ...

... but for the most part the kids were going, going, going the whole day.

And into the late afternoon.

And by the end of the day, the adults were relaxed and the kids were exhausted.  But EVERYBODY was happy.

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.