Not a lot on the agenda today.
We had the armed guards and the security vehicle hired for the day. Getting an armored vehicle and trained guards in Haiti costs about $800/day. Because of kidnappings and other violence it can be wise to have secure transportation. I was told that not all kidnappings are necessarily for money these days in Haiti. Some are just staged to make the current government appear to be weak. Still, anybody with any money can be a target of kidnapping.
Therefore, Joe Krabacher and I had the security guys drive us up to St. Mark. This is a city north of PAP that is a port for Haiti. We wanted to take a look at the place. I wouldn’t call it a tourist attraction. There is little there other than another demonstration of the poverty and desperation of Haiti. There is a very nice cathedral that apparently wasn’t damaged by the earthquake (unlike the national cathedral in PAP). There was a large funeral taking place at the cathedral so we didn’t stop to tour it.
Without getting out of the vehicle we went around St. Mark and then went back to Williamson and Kaliko.
The Cathedral at St. Mark
The largest Coca-Cola truck I have ever seen.