Fondwa is a small mountain village approximately 1.5 hours from Léogâne. We left early in the morning and were happy to know that Jon Baptiste had come from Port au Prince this morning to drive us. Jon Baptiste is of course not only the best taptap driver in Haiti, but also one of our favorite people in Haiti.
The drive was as expected- rapid, hair-raising, and exciting. The roads to Fondwa certainly contain some of the most beautiful scenery in the country we've yet laid eyes on.
At the crest of a ridge we parked at a mobile container clinic ("clinic in a can") from Hospitals for Hope , much like the one set up next to the house in Léogâne. We were greated by the nuns who staff the clinic except for the one day a week when physicians come. As at the other locations, a large group waited there to meet us.
We saw patients by intermittent generator power through mid-afternoon with no patient being particularly critically ill.
After clinic we were graciously treated to lunch by the Sisters of Charity. The nuns prepared everyone a simple but delicious meal of beans, rice, beats, corn, and fish.
Before lunch we enjoyed the company of the happiest and healthiest dog in all of Haiti.
To learn more about Fondwa and the region, please watch The Road To Fondwa:
-Aaron
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