A Girl in Guyana and Suriname

The house I stayed in at Overbridge resort

Kleine and Lieke at Broki, the hammock bar

Valentine’s Day Special at McDonald’s in Paramaribo, capitol of Suriname

Public transportation in Suriname – check out the graphics of the people on the sides. One time I saw a bus with a graphic of Tupac.

St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Paramaribo, Suriname

The ruins of the synagogue at Jodensavanne – the oldest Jewish settlement in the western Hemisphere, I believe.

Mickey the leather guy, making a necklace for me

Leaf cutter ants near Jodensavanne

View of the Suriname River from Jodensavanne

The shipwreck across the river from the resort

Me and Lieke’s room at the resort

BBQ at the house

The volleyball court at Overbridge

Anne and me at sunset on the pier

We sat and watched the moon come up over the shipwreck across from us.

My last meal at the resort – this was the restaurant

Crossing the bridge to the resort

The trees growing out of the Suriname River

The sunset at Overbridge near our house

This is a picture of the floating bridge crossing the Demarara River in Guyana. The bridge consists of big sections that must be clamped together, but you can see the buoys (or whatever they are) off to the side that help it float.

The only picture I took in Georgetown! This is St. George’s Cathedral, supposedly the tallest wooden building in the world.

Just before I snapped this photo, this cow and another one were standing in the middle of the road blocking the car from going anywhere. The driver had to lay on the horn to get them to move.

Lara and Tyrone sitting in the hammock in her living room.

Lara’s kitchen

My “bed” at Lara’s place

The view from Lara’s veranda – looking down the street

My bed with mosquito net covering at the Windjammer hotel in Georgetown, Guyana

Looking through the window of Ian’s minibus

Looking down at the minibus loaded on the ferry – crossing the Essequibo River

A house in a mining village. The water has turned cream-colored because of the mining.

Amatuk Falls – This is right by where we slept the first night of our overland trip.

This was our first view of Kaieteur Falls. It’s way off in the distance. From here we still had a one-hour boat ride and six hours of hiking to get there!

Tony, our guide, showing us the vines that grow alongside the trees in the rainforest.

Across from where we camped the 3rd night. It’s called Old Man’s Beard Falls.

The Ramessar family crossing a stone bridge on our big hike.

Nadina and Daniel playing in the water at the top of Kaieteur Falls. This is where we sat in the water so close to the edge. The actual edge is just to the left of the photo.

The view looking away from Kaieteur Falls

Tony and Melissa looking over the edge of the overhang!

Looking down Kaieteur Falls – you can see part of another rainbow too!

Looking away from Kaieteur Falls at dusk

Looking down the falls at dusk

At first we thought there was only one frog when we first saw it from behind, but then we got a better angle…

Some roots growing over the edge of a rock… they are all covered in moss.

All of our shoes drying in the sun at the Kaieteur Falls Guesthouse.

One type of carnivorous plant

Another type of carnivorous plant that Tony showed us.

Tony picked apart the 2nd carnivorous plant and found the remains of a bug.

Tony taking a nap while we waited for our plane.

Some islands we flew over in the interior of Guyana.

A mosque in Bushlot, ECD, Guyana

A cow standing in the road in Rosignol

Mark, Mikey, and Matthew

Melissa trying on my backpack – she even latched the waistbelt!

Alana, one of the Peace Corps volunteers I hung out with, with her new puppy

Shanna, another PCV, in her house

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