THE LES CAYES ADVENTURE

This weekend was one heck of an adventure. Although absolutely nothing went according to plan, it made for an incredible and unforgettable story. 

We traveled 4 hours on a bus to Les Cayes (a city none of us had ever been to) with plans to visit the mom of two boys in our children's home. We couldn't get ahold of her, so we decided to head to the guest house we planned to stay in that night. Due to the miscommunication of accidentally talking to the wrong resort, we ended up in a boat we weren't supposed to be in.

Once we were in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, we realized the boat was heading in the wrong direction towards an island resort.

Long story short, we accidentally arrived in paradise.

Although we would have loved to stay, paradise is quite expensive. So we left and headed back to the mainland.

Once we got back, we were dropped off and found a questionable, small bus to take us to the guest house (the real one this time). We spent about an hour crammed together in this little bus weaving through roads up and down the mountain. I tried explaining to my fellow passengers the expression, "packed like sardines." Because that's exactly what we were.

We finally arrived to our destination. Although tired, we swam until dusk (complete with sand fights and tons of laughter). We ate some local food, hung out around the guest house, and went to sleep in hopes of a smoother next day.

The next morning, we drank some much-needed coffee. After gathering our things together to head back home, our transportation was bit late. Eventually, he showed up in a pick-up truck (not ideal for 7 people, but it would get us there). So we all hopped in, knowing it would be a wild ride through the winding mountain road. The drive was like the thrill of a roller coaster, but much more terrifying and risky (hence Lauren's face and death grip around our buddy, Junior).

During our wild ride through the mountains, we got to see some of the most incredible views of Les Cayes.

After a crazy weekend filled with unexpected adventures in an unfamiliar town, I find myself thankful and filled with joy (well, except for the intense stomach ache during the entire bus ride home). 

All glory and thanks be to God for protecting us, keeping us sane, and giving us an opportunity to witness more of His beautiful creation.