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Thursday, March 31st, 2005

28 Mar – 31 Mar, 2005

Georgetown
One of the beautiful wooden buildings in Georgetown, capital of Guyana.

Well, originally we were only going to stay in Georgetown for the minimum time possible – It really doesn’t have a very good reputation. However, the lure of an International Test (cricket, that is) between South Africa and the West Indies was hard to refuse. This, coupled with the fact that we met some great people who have busied up our social lives like we haven’t had since Australia, led us to stay on.

The cricket was a great day, with an undermanned Windies team really giving it to the visitors. Wavell Hinds finished the day on 188 not out, and Chanderpaul’s celebrated his first day as captain with 102 at stumps. (Both continued the rampage in the following day, Windies declared with 4 wickets still in hand, and ended up bowling South Africa out twice without needing to bat again. Congratulations.)

\"I Don\'t Like Cricket\"
“I don’t like cricket, Oh no, I love it!” West Indies in what ended up being an unexpected (and extremely convincing) win over South Africa. Day 1 of the 1st Test.

Easter in Guyana

Monday, March 28th, 2005

28 Mar, 2005

Guyanese celebrate Christ’s resurrection with a day of kite flying on the sea wall. A beautiful sight the kites make, although some fall victim to overhead wires…

Forest and falls – Kaiteur

Sunday, March 27th, 2005
27 Mar, 2005 Flew to the remote Kaiteur Falls. Magnificent. Scenery along the way was none too shabby, as well. Over 80% of the country is still virgin rainforest! Kaiteur Falls Kaiteur Falls

In to Guyana

Thursday, March 24th, 2005
24 Mar, 2005 Entered Guyana via the remote border post of Lethem. Allegedly, Guyana is English speaking, although when some of them really get going, it may as well be Swahili.

Red splash

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005
22 Mar, 2005 A day of waterfalls, in the Gran Sabanah. The highlight was Quebrada de Jaspe, a waterfall with a red jasper rock base to spill on to. Quebrada de Jaspe Jasper detail Jasper detail.

Roraima – The lost world

Sunday, March 20th, 2005
15 Mar - 20 Mar, 2005 Our main reason for choosing to visit Venezuela was to climb Roraima, a tepui (table mountain) in the south east of the country. The isolated top, with weird rock formations and endemic plants ... [Continue reading this entry]

Isla Margarita

Sunday, March 13th, 2005
7 Mar - 13 Mar, 2005 Isla Margarita. Beaches, boat trips, forts, dolphins, cocktails, and sunsets. A beach full of pelicans A beach full of pelicans. Jo with dolphin Joanne with a new friend! Shell beach[Continue reading this entry]

Idyllic unwind

Monday, March 7th, 2005
5 Mar - 7 Mar, 2005 Rio Caribe, and surrounds. Wonderful beaches, such as Playa Medina. Trips to wonderful mud pools, and the cocoa plantation with a wealth of products to taste. Yummo! Playa Medina Idyllic beach ... [Continue reading this entry]

Eastern Venezuela…

Friday, March 4th, 2005
28 Feb - 4 Mar, 2005 Street scene, Ciudad Bolivar Street scene, Ciudad Bolivar Cayman Cayman - Near Puerto Ordaz (Ciudad Guayana) Monkey "Would-be" lunch thief - Just look at that face - pure evil... Cueva  ... <a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/Richard-and-Jo-deMeester/eastern-venezuela.html">[Continue reading this entry]</a>				</div>
		
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