We got up early to breakfast and Rebo coffee and started the clinic as usual. The patient flow was a little lighter. We finished up earlier so we could head out to the beach, myself some of the volunteers and Haitian staff loaded up in two trucks and headed to the beach. These were the south beaches we went to, I heard the beaches in the north that I had visited on a previous trip were nicer. This beach we stopped at had music (much American R&B and hip hop). There was a really nice hotel which had food available for purchase, although from the menu it was all seafood and meat. The view of the ocean and the variable blue colors was pretty, but there was no sand, just small rocks. I walked around a bit and dipped my toes in the warm ocean. I didn’t get in like before at Kaliko beach in the north where I went snorkeling. Most of the team played soccer. I sat by the ocean and chatted with local Haitians while enjoying the captivating scenery with the ocean surrounded by gorgeous trees and mountains in the background. A scene that was so inviting and calming, I could have stayed for many hours just relaxing. I especially loved the hot sunshine, one of my favorite parts of the island. When all was quiet there was a school of yellow/black fish that swam that swam up by the shore by which was a pleasant surprise. There were a lot of small crabs that crawled up on the stairs I was sitting on. I was wishing I had a swimsuit but didn’t bring that gear. After we drove around by some of the road vendors to see if I could find a swimsuit I wanted, but none really appealed. We headed back to the guest house for dinner which was scrumptious again with a veggie combo for me – everyone else had meat- and served with rice. I wanted to spend more time after the clinic hours to check out different parts of town. Later that night it was sad to see hungry and frail cows grazing in the open yard next door, I tried to feed them a little without success. The very large house on the other side of that was damaged in the earthquake and I was told two children perished in it, felt odd to see people just in the bottom of it at night with the top seemingly abandoned. As I was going to bed later that night I came across huge spider in the dark in looked like a tarantula which sent me running and screaming through the guest house only to see big roaches scattering on the ground in the room I was sleeping in. That was unsettling and the staff helped me out. Felt like I needed to stay alert all night long and when the electricity was working for at least part of the night I slept with the light on. Funny the night prior I was awakened with the new kitten running across my bed with a big roach on the divider/ screen not far away. Seemed I was in for another restless night as there were some things I just couldn’t get used to, though I imagine if I encountered enough I’d learn to cope, well with all except the big spiders. I eventually fell asleep that night and woke up the the next day to a new start.