Day Trip To Okay - Kanaval

Day Trip To Okay - Kanaval, a set on Flickr.

Tuesday we drove to Les Cayes (Okay to the locals) for National Kanaval - Haiti's answer to Mardi Gras. We spent the afternoon at a public beach and then headed in for the Kanaval parade in the evening. It was a day of AWESOME! Being able to get out of the city limits and see so much of the mountains and the ocean and the province! Ah! Of course, in retrospect - the decision not to carry my camera into town for the parade was not the best, I missed out on taking some spectacular pictures, but considering the vastness of the crowd, I'm not that mad about it.

Carnival Nationale

This will be an interesting week if it plays out the way I hope it does. 


Our older kids that go to Haitian schools have the whole week off as the island buzzes with Kanival celebrations. 


Our little ones that take school here on the grounds only have Tuesday off. :(


Because of this, I was unable to travel to see Kanival in all it's splendor. 


A friend has offered to let us ride with him as he delivers a car to aux Cayes (Les Cayes) just for the day. Aux Cayes is where the "official" Carnival Nationale celebration takes place. 


Meanwhile, the kids are prancing around the yard singing, "Say nan kugran m'pran" = It's the spark I take - roughly translated - I am the body electric!


Happy Mardi Gras to my American friends and family!