A Four Day Hiking Trip in the Mountains of Haiti

The first day of the hike! We started in Furcy which is at about 3000 ft above sea level and we hiked up to Seguin which is at 6000 ft above sea level. The picture above shows the beginning of our trail. It took us about 6 hours to hike up to Seguin. We were all huffing and puffing while climbing the hills while Haitian women were carrying baskets of vegetables on their hands and climbing barefoot. But to give us some credit, we did have to hike with all the stuff we needed for the 4 day trip. The hike was absolutely beautiful though and it was really nice to see the rural communities of Haiti.

Some of the rural houses we saw on our hike!

At the cottage we stayed in for two nights. It was a very lovely little cottage surrounded by apricot trees and fields of all different kinds of plants. There were horses, dogs, chickens, and more around. In Seguin it was pretty cold because it is so high up so the best part was that we were served steaming hot mint tea several times during the day...it was so relaxing sitting in the cottage, listening to the rain, and sipping the tea!

The cascades in Seguin. We stayed near this beautiful national park in Seguin. Winnie, the owner of the cottage we stayed at, is responsible for preserving a lot of the biodiversity in Seguin. In Seguin, it felt as if we were on a tropical island.

Genevieve with Simba! The two dogs at the cottage we stayed at were sooo friendly! They were enormous but acted like little babies. I think they were the first dogs I truly wasn't scared of :)

The 5 hour hike down the mountain from Seguin (6000 feet) to Jacmel (sea level). The views were beautiful but the hike was really tough because it was all downhill on uneven rocks that were slippery from recent rains. I was way more sore after the downhill hike compared to the uphill hike!