Sunday, April 13, 2008

Haiti: Day Seven/South Florida: Day One

And we're home. I didn't realize how good that would feel until the very serious-looking customs officer said, "Welcome home, gentlemen." I wanted to hug him.

Seriously though, I'd go back to Haiti. I'd prefer to do it when there's not any unrest and I could visit some more of the country, but I'd even repeat this trip just to hang out with those kids some more. Saw a couple of sights from the air as we were taking off: the Presidential Palace; what I think may have been the Basilica of Notre Dame. But oh well. I had fried plantain and bought some Haitian vanilla to take home. And some wooden animal figures for my son. Next time will be better. If nothing else, this trip has renewed the travel itch for me. I need to get out more.

So now we're in a hotel in Miami. We got settled and didn't want to go back out again so we just ate in the hotel restaurant. Mainly because I could get a burger and fries there. The other nearby places where Chinese and Thai and as much as I like that food, I wanted something distinctly US after all the rice and black beans of the past week. I love rice and black beans, but I'm thankful to live in a place where you can get a variety of foods easily.

Speaking of which, tomorrow we're heading down to Key West where I intend to eat a lot of seafood and finish it off with a slice of Key Lime pie. I'll let you know how that goes.*

*Hint: Also Awesome.

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