Travel Day 2 (Saturday, 1/11/2012) – Dominican Republic to Haiti
Well, I have successfully completed another travel day. While this travel day was a little rougher than the first one, it was actually easier than I expected. The bus (Capital Coachline) that we rode for the longest piece of the trip was like a charter bus with air conditioning, reclining seats, and movies! My summary line for this travel day is a bus, another bus, and yet another bus. I‘ve included a brief recap of our journey below.
3:20am Wake up
3:45am Packs outside & cleaning assignments are announced
4:45am Transportation (pick-up truck & 2 small buses) arrive to be loaded
5:15am Depart for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8:05am Arrive @ Capital Coachline Bus Station in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8:45am Walk up the street & use remaining pesos for empanadas
9:50am Board the bus (NICE)
10:10am Bus departs for Haiti
2:15pm Arrive @ the Dominican Republic / Haiti border; Exit bus in groups to turn in exit sheet &
have passport stamped to leave the Dominican Republic; Reboard the bus
3:20am Pull across the border into Haiti; Exit bus again to turn in entrance sheet &
have passport stamped to enter Haiti; Reboard the bus
3:50pm Bus continues toward destination in Haiti
***Time change while driving in Haiti – gained an hour
4:07pm Arrive @ bus station near Port au Prince, Haiti
4:25pm Mission of Hope contacts arrive w/school bus & pick-up truck for loading
4:45pm Depart in school bus (packed MORE THAN FULL) for Grand Guave, Haiti
5:56pm Get a flat tire & stop to change it (Note: Spare tire was under packs with World Racers sitting on top of them.)
6:35pm Continue on our way
7:30pm Arrive @ the Mission of Hope beach property in Grand Guave, Haiti; Set up tents (in the dark) & eat spaghetti dinner
10:00pm Fall asleep in my tent listening to the sound of the ocean
