My travels in Guyana.

More of Surama

November 28-29, 2006
Day 426-427

We learned that there will be a cultural event in Surama on Friday, so we decided to stick around for a few days. In the meantime, we had a bit of a dinner party with Rick, Monika, and two of the local girls. One of the girls happened to… Read More »

South American Wildlife

November 27, 2006
Day 425

We waited all morning for a Bedford truck to show up. It was a long wait, but I had a book to read, and our patience was finally rewarded. We jumped on the roof and rode with the workers to a fork in the road. We were told that… Read More »

Hanging with the Peace Corps

November 26, 2006
Day 424

There weren't any buses out of town today, which seemed to be a common theme in Guyana. Craig and I decided to be patient and try to wait for a Bedford truck to take us away. While we were waiting, we met two Peace Corps workers named Rick and… Read More »

A Savannah Oasis

November 25, 2006
Day 423

With no transportation out of town due to last night's bus breakdown, we had not choice but to wait for something to happen. While waiting, we met a group of twelve women staying at our hotel who drove all day yesterday from the coast in 4-wheelers: Four women on… Read More »

Stuck in Lethem

November 24, 2006
Day 422

We spent most of the day figuring out how to leave town, trying to get money, and getting antibiotics and malaria drugs for Craig. The Cuban doctor in town wrote Craig a prescription for a lot of drugs, and he got them all right away, free of charge. We… Read More »

Three Countries in One Day the Hard Way

November 23, 2006
Day 421

Craig had information that the border leading into Brazil would open at 6:00, so we caught a taxi there right at 6:00 this morning. The lady at the border told us that she could let us walk across, but if we wanted to get our passports stamped, we would… Read More »

Small Town Guyana

I've been hanging out in small Amerindian villages with no electricity in Guyana the last few days. Don't even ask how I'm able to write this now because I don't know. Everything is going well and I should be able to update this blog within a few weeks.