The sea is a two hour walk from our house in Jean Rabel. If you follow the river you will find the sea.
Initially you walk on the dirt road that runs alongside the river. After an
hour of walking past houses and banana plantations you turn onto “river road”.
River road leads you down into the river bed. This time of year the river is a
small stream winding its way to the sea in the expansive river bed carved
during the rainy season. You must ford the river a half dozen or more times before
you reached the sea. This time of year the water is shallow, just up to my
ankles. When you are about twenty minutes from the beach you round a turn and
come upon a spectacular sight; the place where the river meets the sea.
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| where the river meets the sea |
I’ve made this trek a couple times; once alone and again
with friends. There is always plenty going on along the river... and after a
two hour walk it is refreshing to …wade in the shallow warm water …watch the
fishermen …and listen to the surf.
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