The road kept narrowing until it disappeared entirely. At that point, we parked and jumped out to hike for the next hour, following the stream towards its source.
The parking lot:
Johnny in the river. The path criss-crossed the river multiple times.
Selfie with Melissa:
Everything was so very green.
Our destination. The bottom-most falls filled a peaceful, waist-deep pool of refreshingly cool water.
It wasn't long before the kids got the itch to explore the other falls and went scrambling up the rocks to see what they could see.
Johnny was leaping from rock to rock while trying to avoid getting wet.
For me, just coming off my 49th birthday, it was a day to stop and smell the roses and enjoy some family time. The girls are growing up so fast - and just so lovely.
And our boys are more handsome every day as well.
Bryan and Patti enjoyed the chance to see part of Haiti most people don't even know exists. Even our field director, who has lived here over 15 years, had never heard of this spot.
Many of the pools were deep enough for some great jumps.
Some of the explorers relaxing after their return from the top of the falls:
All two dozen of us were entirely wiped out by the time we reached home in the late afternoon. But it was just what I needed.
Isaiah 58:11
The LORD will guide you always;
He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
And will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
Like a spring whose waters never fail.
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