Spanking in Haiti - Page 4

mehigh · 07-27-2012, 07:47 AM

So, I haven't posted here in a long time, here's my excuse
2 cases of malaria
1 trip back home
1 case of sever diarrhea...

it's not like i've done alot of riding in the last 3 months.

The reasons I don't do much riding is because when you get where ever you are going, their is nothing to do there, can't a buy a beer or some food, so it makes riding long distances not so interesting.

The only place I found where you can show up and find hotels and restaurants and stores to buy some beer and stuff is Port Salut.

so these are the last 3 trips I did

Abricots

Corail

Coastal Road

mehigh · 07-27-2012, 07:59 AM

Not much to say about Abricots,
in this trip we were looking for a way to get to Dame-Marie by the coast, but when we got to Abricots, all we found was a deep river and a cliff on the other side.
We parked the bikes and cross the river by foot and went hiking on the other side to see if we could find a way to cross with the bikes. Unfortunately doesn't look possible. In a few weeks we will see if we can find an other way...

some pics

my riding buddy

me

view of the bay of Abricots

Pirates with their booty (coal)

The place is called Abricots, but really it should be called Mango... they have thousand of mango trees there, and it was the season too...

mehigh · 07-27-2012, 04:20 PM

so... i replaced the sound of those skeeky brakes with some Kompa

enjoy

davidbrundage · 07-27-2012, 09:12 PM

Thanks for the post, I've been eager to see some more photos from you and your trip over there as the island interests me very much. Is the lack of hotels and places to eat/drink a result of the earthquake or merely their lack of infrastructure?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehigh

So, I haven't posted here in a long time, here's my excuse
2 cases of malaria
1 trip back home
1 case of sever diarrhea...

it's not like i've done alot of riding in the last 3 months.

The reasons I don't do much riding is because when you get where ever you are going, their is nothing to do there, can't a buy a beer or some food, so it makes riding long distances not so interesting.

The only place I found where you can show up and find hotels and restaurants and stores to buy some beer and stuff is Port Salut.

so these are the last 3 trips I did

mehigh · 07-29-2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidbrundage

Thanks for the post, I've been eager to see some more photos from you and your trip over there as the island interests me very much. Is the lack of hotels and places to eat/drink a result of the earthquake or merely their lack of infrastructure?

Thanks, more pics coming, I just ave to edit my next video and upload it.

So for your question. Noting bad in this country is a direct result of the earthquake. Not to say that the earthquake didn't have a negative impact on the country... but to be the reason why shit is fuck up here, no!

Maybe I should start a rant in jo momma or something to tell things as I see them after 8 months... won't be nice

davidbrundage · 08-01-2012, 03:46 PM

please do, i'd be very interested! a link would be appreciated as well, if you do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehigh

Thanks, more pics coming, I just ave to edit my next video and upload it.

So for your question. Noting bad in this country is a direct result of the earthquake. Not to say that the earthquake didn't have a negative impact on the country... but to be the reason why shit is fuck up here, no!

Maybe I should start a rant in jo momma or something to tell things as I see them after 8 months... won't be nice

jdfog2 · 08-01-2012, 04:15 PM

I was in Haiti in 1994.

Looks a LOT nicer than when I was there.

My ride was a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle aka HMMWV, aka Humvee, or simply Hummer.
And it was definitely an ATGATT kinda place at that time. Different kinda ATGATT but I never left home without my helmet, kevlar "riding vest," boots, and automatic rifle :)

Seriously, is it SAFE to ride there? People are so poor I they are desperate for anything of value. Or that's how is WAS when I was there.

If it is safe - maybe the government should put a "Director of Adventure Riding" in the interior or tourism department and make some maps of good routes and then start advertising for ADV riders to visit!

Did I mention it is HOT and HUMID there - unless it's raining then it HOT and WET :)
J

mehigh · 08-07-2012, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidbrundage

please do, i'd be very interested! a link would be appreciated as well, if you do.

I will, but after I leave the island, it will be better for me.

mehigh · 08-07-2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdfog2

I was in Haiti in 1994.

Looks a LOT nicer than when I was there.

My ride was a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle aka HMMWV, aka Humvee, or simply Hummer.
And it was definitely an ATGATT kinda place at that time. Different kinda ATGATT but I never left home without my helmet, kevlar "riding vest," boots, and automatic rifle :)

Seriously, is it SAFE to ride there? People are so poor I they are desperate for anything of value. Or that's how is WAS when I was there.

If it is safe - maybe the government should put a "Director of Adventure Riding" in the interior or tourism department and make some maps of good routes and then start advertising for ADV riders to visit!

Did I mention it is HOT and HUMID there - unless it's raining then it HOT and WET :)
J

I am as far away as possible from port au prince in the country as possible. I don't find it dangerous. I just find it annoying that the first thing people say to you is to ask for money... it gets old really fast and makes me not want to stop for pics when people are around
sa

Stanley_RR · 08-10-2012, 05:17 PM

I want to see more pictures and ride reports from Haiti!!
LOOOOL

Jacmel???

mehigh · 11-27-2012, 07:13 PM

So... i'm 1 month in to a trip from Canada to Argentina and I don't feel right to start my new RR (which i probably won't finish) without finishing this one!

so here are my last pictures of haiti.

mehigh · 11-27-2012, 07:28 PM

Corail is a little town in the department of Grand"Anse, there are two roads to get there and none of them patrolled by the UN. it also has the biggest port i've seen for a town of about 1000... later i found out that the region is controlled by Guy Philippe

http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives...993DFDE8.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Philippe

no biggy for us, we just ride bikes.

dirt twistys

enjoying local beer

people capsize boats to fix them

mehigh · 11-27-2012, 07:48 PM

this was my last "big" ride on the island befor i left. it was a two day ride with a stop over in Port Salut.

It was almost all done off road along the coast and was one of my best rides. A communication error prior to leaving made in sort that i took a wrong turn and took the long way round to Port Salut unlike my two companions who took the short paved road. I'm really happy I took the other road, but i times i thought i would be spending the night on a deserted beach! Sounds good, just not in Haiti.

their is a road trough there, I swear!

restaurant and hotel for the night... where my friends waited for my arrival!

next morning, same old shit.... more coastal roads

A church in one of the few towns we crossed

Back to more coast

and beaches

and then mountains aong the coast

most of the last kms along the coast where going from sea level up to 1000m back to sea level in just a few km. the climbs where really steep, made for some interesting ridding.

SoDak · 11-28-2012, 06:33 AM

Isn't that Dan's Hotel? I was there a few nights. Awesome place!

Habibi Rocks · 11-28-2012, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the super report with photo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-27-2012, 07:47 AM	#46
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	it's been a long time So, I haven't posted here in a long time, here's my excuse 2 cases of malaria 1 trip back home 1 case of sever diarrhea... it's not like i've done alot of riding in the last 3 months. The reasons I don't do much riding is because when you get where ever you are going, their is nothing to do there, can't a buy a beer or some food, so it makes riding long distances not so interesting. The only place I found where you can show up and find hotels and restaurants and stores to buy some beer and stuff is Port Salut. so these are the last 3 trips I did Abricots Corail Coastal Road

07-27-2012, 07:59 AM	#47
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	Abricots Not much to say about Abricots, in this trip we were looking for a way to get to Dame-Marie by the coast, but when we got to Abricots, all we found was a deep river and a cliff on the other side. We parked the bikes and cross the river by foot and went hiking on the other side to see if we could find a way to cross with the bikes. Unfortunately doesn't look possible. In a few weeks we will see if we can find an other way... some pics my riding buddy me view of the bay of Abricots Pirates with their booty (coal) The place is called Abricots, but really it should be called Mango... they have thousand of mango trees there, and it was the season too...

07-27-2012, 04:20 PM	#48
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	Abricots video, Now with Kompa so... i replaced the sound of those skeeky brakes with some Kompa enjoy mehigh screwed with this post 07-27-2012 at 04:34 PM

11-27-2012, 07:13 PM	#56
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	picture dumping So... i'm 1 month in to a trip from Canada to Argentina and I don't feel right to start my new RR (which i probably won't finish) without finishing this one! so here are my last pictures of haiti.

11-27-2012, 07:28 PM	#57
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	road to Corrail Corail is a little town in the department of Grand"Anse, there are two roads to get there and none of them patrolled by the UN. it also has the biggest port i've seen for a town of about 1000... later i found out that the region is controlled by Guy Philippe http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives...993DFDE8.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Philippe no biggy for us, we just ride bikes. dirt twistys enjoying local beer people capsize boats to fix them

08-01-2012, 04:15 PM	#52
jdfog2 Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: West Central Indiana Oddometer: 65	I was in Haiti in 1994. Looks a LOT nicer than when I was there. My ride was a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle aka HMMWV, aka Humvee, or simply Hummer. And it was definitely an ATGATT kinda place at that time. Different kinda ATGATT but I never left home without my helmet, kevlar "riding vest," boots, and automatic rifle :) Seriously, is it SAFE to ride there? People are so poor I they are desperate for anything of value. Or that's how is WAS when I was there. If it is safe - maybe the government should put a "Director of Adventure Riding" in the interior or tourism department and make some maps of good routes and then start advertising for ADV riders to visit! Did I mention it is HOT and HUMID there - unless it's raining then it HOT and WET :) J

08-10-2012, 05:17 PM	#55
Stanley_RR n00b Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Oddometer: 4	I want to see more pictures and ride reports from Haiti!! LOOOOL Jacmel???

11-27-2012, 07:48 PM	#58
mehigh ^OP bum Joined: Dec 2004 Location: montreal, qc Oddometer: 221	Coastal road this was my last "big" ride on the island befor i left. it was a two day ride with a stop over in Port Salut. It was almost all done off road along the coast and was one of my best rides. A communication error prior to leaving made in sort that i took a wrong turn and took the long way round to Port Salut unlike my two companions who took the short paved road. I'm really happy I took the other road, but i times i thought i would be spending the night on a deserted beach! Sounds good, just not in Haiti. their is a road trough there, I swear! restaurant and hotel for the night... where my friends waited for my arrival! next morning, same old shit.... more coastal roads A church in one of the few towns we crossed Back to more coast and beaches and then mountains aong the coast most of the last kms along the coast where going from sea level up to 1000m back to sea level in just a few km. the climbs where really steep, made for some interesting ridding.

11-28-2012, 06:33 AM	#59
SoDak Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Black Hills of SD Oddometer: 63	Isn't that Dan's Hotel? I was there a few nights. Awesome place!

11-28-2012, 04:03 PM	#60
Habibi Rocks Banned Joined: Nov 2012 Location: Burbank Ca. Oddometer: 58	Thanks for the super report with photo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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