Island Life

I was taking a photo of the boring solar powered cell phone charging station and this child came out of nowhere

Haitian house on the hillside

Boys up to no good in their dugout canoes

They always come out in pairs so that one can continuously bail water while the other hustles you

One of the colorful house on the hillsides of Ile A Vache

Handling a pack mule at the market on Ile A Vache

Pack mules awaiting cargo at the market on Ile A Vache

Ile A Vache's welcoming party, greeting each cruiser that comes into port.

Ile A Vache's welcoming party, greeting each cruiser that comes into port.

A bois fouilles sailboat heads out for fishing early in the morning, from Port Morgan, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

A bois fouilles sailboat heads out for fishing early in the morning, from Port Morgan, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Local Haitians riding their mules along the beach in Port Morgan, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Local Haitians riding their mules along the beach in Port Morgan, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

A fisherman brings his fish traps back into Kay Kok (Port Morgan), on the island of Ile A Vache, Haiti.

A fisherman brings his fish traps back into Kay Kok (Port Morgan), on the island of Ile A Vache, Haiti.

One of the colorful houses on Ile A Vache, Haiti, overlooking Tou Milieu.

One of the colorful houses on Ile A Vache, Haiti, overlooking Tou Milieu.

A fisherman on the beach in Tou Milieu uses a machete to cut open a coconut.

A fisherman on the beach in Tou Milieu uses a machete to cut open a coconut.

Children play on the beautiful beach in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Children play on the beautiful beach in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

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A boy riding his horse into the water from the beach in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Cattle in Baie La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Cattle in Baie La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Charite's house in Baie La Hatte.

Charite's house in Baie La Hatte.

Smoldering cooking fire in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Smoldering cooking fire in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

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This small house is partitioned into a kindergarten and the sleeping quarters for this boy's family, until the main school in La Hatte becomes operational.

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Janel, one of my translators during a candid moment at the school in La Hatte.

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Anous inspects the demonstration garden near his house in La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

A horse carrying water jugs near Baie La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

A horse carrying water jugs near Baie La Hatte, Ile A Vache, Haiti.

Cattle on the hillside above Tou Milieu.

Cattle on the hillside above Tou Milieu.

A pig tied to a tree on the beach of Tou Milieu, with some of the colorful fishing boats.

A pig tied to a tree on the beach of Tou Milieu, with some of the colorful fishing boats.