Patrick won’t remember this, but one of our very first trips together way back in the mid-70′s was to a destination that to this day remains one of the Caribbean’s most uncommon: Haiti. I was only about five years old and he was still in diapers, but it’s a trip I’ll never forget.
Coming from small and mostly rural St. Croix, the bustling streets of Port-au-Prince were a real eye-opener for me. I vividly recall certain things about our hotel (probably because it was the first I’d ever stayed in), the amazingly friendly staff and, most especially, the daily breakfast – it was the first time I ever saw or even heard of anyone putting fresh bananas on their corn flakes!