A Trip to Saint Louis du Nord

   We are on spring break here at Sonlight, so today Megan, Tara and I went to Saint Louis du Nord with Megan's Bible study girls. We took a tap tap to the market, and then walked through the mountains to a waterfall. We had to cross the river a few times, which made it feel like an adventure! It was a long walk, but it was so much fun and completely worth it! It was absolutely gorgeous, the more I see of Haiti, the more I fall in love with this country!   When we (finally) got to the waterfall,  we waded into the pool at the bottom and spent an hour swimming, climbing on the rocks, and just having fun! Some local kids got curious and came to watch us, so before we left we taught them a few songs, like "This is the Day" in creole. They loved it!
   We walked back to the market and took a tap tap to an "American" store we'd heard about. They had all sorts of things you can't usually find here, like candy, popcorn, juice, and cookies. Outside the store was a snack bar where they had drinks, pizza, and ice cream! Ice cream is a treat in Haiti, and it's nearly impossible to find, so we were really excited to get some. The owner of the store came to talk to us, and took us inside the restaurant he's opening soon. It's all indoors, air-conditioned, and will serve American food like hotdogs, cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, and ice cream. It looks like it's going to be really nice, and we're hoping to go back when it opens! We headed back to Port-de-Paix and are having the girls sleep over tonight. It has been an awesome day! Below are some pictures of our trip.