Today we went up in the mountains to Fort Jacques, one of two forts built to defend the harbor that became Port Au Prince. Pictures to come soon
You will have to zoom out to see where Port Au Prince is in relation to the fort
Lots of the fort was in ruins, but we could get into the magazine, the barracks, part of the prison, and, of course, up on top.
One the way we stopped at a Mission that was founded in the 1940s and has since that time been providing medical services and education to the communities in the valley ever since. This community was on the of the first to reintroduce terraced agriculture back into the area. What was once reputedly the poorest part of Haiti, deforested and eroded to barren rock, has been able to pull itself up and become a destination area for wealthy Haitians, and a source of local produce.
Along the way, too and from, we did see some earthquake damage. While dramatic, what you see in these photos is exceptional and not indicative of the majority of the city.
Shortly after we left the fort and headed to lunch at a lovely restaurant nearby, the rains began. It took almost 2 hours, but we wound our way home.