Magic Haiti

When  you arrive at  the Port  au Prince  airport, you immediately see posters of the Ministry of  Tourism's current  campaign, Magic Haiti. The Ministry even publishes a magazine, Magic Haiti. We always pick up a copy as we leave  the airport and read it from cover to cover during our week. We joke that we  never see the places in the magazine during our trip, except of  Friday when we travel to Jacmel. Jacmel is located on the southwest coast in the "Southeast Department" and is the center of Carnivale, Jacmel has an amazing art community, and is especially well known for its papier mache masks and figures for Carnivale. Jacmel was a popular tourist destination for many years and is making a comeback as part of the government's concerted effort to attract tourists to Haiti.

We had a wonderful day at Hotel Cyvadier, where we had gone a few years ago. (fyi, the hotel gets a 4.5 rating on Trip Advisor!)

Since our last venture there, the  hotel has installed additional stairs so  that it is easier to get down to the nicer beach on a beautiful cove.

The water was wonderfully warm and refreshing. We had a great lunch of some Haiti favorites, including grilled fish  and lambi (conch).

Pere Kerwin relaxing on his day playing with us.

Our Jacmel trip is the perfect ending to a wonderful week.

We hope you all come  join us on  our next trip, October 24-November 1.