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Thursday, May 12th, 2005

7 May – 12 May, 2005

Small diversion, to Curacao, part of the Dutch Antilles. Beautiful centre in the city of Willemstad.

Dodgy boat trip
Dodgy boat trip. Gave this one a miss.

Willemstad
Capital of the island of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. The swinging bridge is open.

Willemstad

Stopped back in Caracas afterwards.

Friends we met in Venezuela
Friends we met in Venezuela.

In the flesh
In the flesh.

More beach time

Wednesday, May 4th, 2005

1 May – 4 May, 2005

Spectacular driving through cloud forests to get us to Puerto Colombia, near ChoronĂ­.

Spent a day exploring the Henri Pittier national park (both towns are within the park), bird watching and swimming in waterfalls, and also spent a few sessions lounging on the nearby beach of Playa Grande.

Playa Grande
Playa Grande

Apfel Strudel

Saturday, April 30th, 2005
30 Apr, 2005 Colonia Tovar, the Venezuelan German town. Nice architecture and great food. Meet up with Pedro and Lana, who we first encountered some months ago. Also, first meeting with Aguedo and Cecilia, and their 3 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Santa Fe

Thursday, April 28th, 2005
24 Apr - 28 Apr, 2005 Some long bus trips finally see us arriving at Santa Fe, on the Venezuelan coast. Richard's new pants, bought less than a week earlier, are stolen. They were not being worn at ... [Continue reading this entry]

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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					<strong>24 Feb - 26 Feb, 2005</strong>
 
Trip to Canaima, and Angel Falls, the world Jungle, ... [Continue reading this entry]