Grand Sous

We gratefully found an idyllic pool of water, near Grand Sous, our last week of our stay. It took an hour walk through the relentless heat, past ogling children, down into a lush ravine where a spring fed stream tumbled over a small waterfall. There were huge banyan trees, breadfruit trees, birds, butterflies, a tantalizing glimpse of what Haiti had been before massive deforestation. We spent three glorious visits here. To actually submerge in water was an indescribable pleasure. We had to clamber down a rock face (Max spotted us) to the 7 ft. deep pool of water. While we were mostly the only swimmers, bringing two or three kids with us from Matenwa, whom we tried to teach to swim (Genevieve, instructing en Francais and Max gamely standing in the deep parts for children to swim to and from). We, of course, were never alone. Irritatingly, even here, we would be trailed by several boys, even men, who would stand around, trying to engage or tease us. If we could ignore them for a couple of hours they would eventually saunter off. In the end, it was all worth it, to sun, cool off, jump and dive from the rocks and splash around in the abundant water.