I really love when we get to take road trips and explore more of this beautiful island. For years the US staff has talked about going to Cap Haitian which is a city on the North coast of Haiti. After a long five hour car ride on lots of bumpy roads and curvy mountain roads we arrived in Cap Haitian! The city is known for having great views, beautiful beaches, and historic places to visit.
One of the things I was looking forward to the most was getting to visit the Citadelle. The Citadelle was built in order to protect Haiti from the French after Haiti gained independence January 1, 1804. It took from 1805-1820 for Henri Christophe to have the Citadelle built. Around 20,000 workers were used to build the large fortress and the materials were all carried by either hand or cart up the mountain. The views from the top of the Citadelle were absolutely breathtaking.
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| Riding horses up the mountain was slightly frightening but also a lot of fun! |
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| 365 cannons were carried up the mountain but none were ever shot or used. |
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| Sans Souci |
Sans Souci is another palace that was built between 1810-1813. The Citadelle is located just up the mountain from Sans Souci. King Henri Christophe and his family lived in the palace. The palace was known for having beautiful gardens and lots of feasts. In 1842 there was a large earthquake that destroyed most of the palace.
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| Labadee beach! |
There is a private beach in Haiti that Royal Caribbean rents to use for its cruise ship passengers. It has a zip line, splash pad, water slide, jet skis, and lots of beautiful white sand. Our guest house owner heard we wanted to visit a beach while in Cap Haitian so she used her contacts and got us free access to the private beach! We literally spent the day pretending that we too were from Miami along with all of the cruise ship passengers! One of the highlights from the day was the buffet that was served for lunch. All of the food was brought off of the cruise ship and it was so good! The buffet had BBQ chicken, ribs, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, different salads, desserts, and a table that was literally piled high with apples and oranges. Oh where those apples good! We spent the day walking the beach, floating in the ocean, and of course we did a lot of people watching too!
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| Clearly we ate our share of the food…it was SO good! |
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| Cap Haitian is a beautiful city! |
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Because why wouldn't we stop on the way to Cap Haitian and take a picture in front
of a GIANT statue of the Ten Commandments while on a road trip?! |
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