January 17, 2007
Day 476
After breakfast I walked around Maripasoula to try to find the visitor's center only to find out that it didn't exist. I learned that most tourists who come here go to a lodge about thirty minutes up the river. I was able to find the owner of that lodge,… Read More »
January 16, 2007
Day 475
We indeed were awoken at 5:30 AM, about one hour before dawn. Soon thereafter, the four fat women began babbling again. This time, they mixed "Are you going into the jungle?" along with "I have one week of fuel..." and their usual deluge of Taki Taki as part of… Read More »
January 15, 2007
Day 474
Craig and I walked over to the jetty with boats leaving for Maripasoula in hopes of securing a passage there either today or tomorrow. On the way there, we had to pass the dozens of boat drivers heading to Albina. We practically had to beat them off of us… Read More »
January 14, 2007
Day 473
I got lucky this morning because, while the Saint Laurant prison is usually closed, today it was open because the trans-Atlantic rowboats were getting ready to leave town. As I entered the prison grounds, I saw them on display in the courtyard. They were full of… Read More »
January 13, 2007
Day 472
The tourism agency in Paramaribo told us that there were no public buses to Albina, on the border of French Guiana, so we would have to look for a private minibus. We soon discovered that the only system for these buses was pure chaos. As soon as we started… Read More »
