Teresa

I really liked Labadee. This was the only port we hadn’t planned any excursions. It was our favorite, probably because of that. We got off the ferry and there were a lot of people. My boyfriend and I kept walking away from all the masses. The more we walked the more quiet and serene it became.

Finally, we stopped at Hideaway Beach (the name drew us in) where there were minimal # of people. We stopped under a palapa and one of the Haitians brought us a chair. We tipped him a buck. Then I got one of those floating mats for $10, a guy was sitting nearby renting them. You can put that on your Sea Pass account. And then I floated on the warm crystal waters relaxing while my boyfriend snorkeled nearby (with his own equipment). It was the perfect relaxing day. I felt like I was on Gilligan’s Island or something.

The peninsula they own is very small and very uninhabited. The only Haitians there are working. So perhaps we were shielded from the real Haiti, but nonetheless a great experience. They provided lunch at various huts along the beaches, which was nice, we grabbed food and ate under our palapa. Ahh- heaven! Then later we packed up our stuff and walked around exploring. We walked the entire length and width of the peninsula (only a couple miles or so) and then we went to the Marketplace. I bought painting which I love, they were a little pushy, not the kind of shopping I like to do because if you look at something for 2 seconds, they think you want it and start asking what you’d pay for it. But overall, a nice little island.

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