After we first went to Mabaruma I can honestly tell you I never thought I would ride in a smaller plane that that one (a 12 seater). Well, I was wrong!
We met our group to go to Kaieteur Falls at 1115 with the plan to leave at 1200. Given that "this is Guyana" as the locals put it, we left around 1330 (sorry for the military time that's all they use here and it's kinda stuck with me). When we went out to the plan I noticed that it was in fact an 8 seater with basically 4 mini-benches holding 2 people each (definitely the most chlosterphobic place I've ever been in).
We arrived at the Falls and did 2 of 3 fly arounds which consisted of the plane basically being on its side over and over again. Talk about stomach in mouth! Anyways, the falls are really unbelievable. They are 5 times higher than Niagara and are the largest single drop falls in the world. Apparently one of the wonders of the world. Not bad for Guyana!
It's funny, you spend about 3 or 4 hours all told in travel time and spend only about 2 hours at the Falls. Either way, very much worth it.
That is all. Not as many posts here in G-Town because it's a very routined life here.
We leave in 2 weeks to head for our travels so I'm sure there will be a fair amount of blogs for those readers that are still actually reading this :)
Speak to everyone soon.
PS Not sure if I mentioned this in my blog about the ridiculous names of the communities but we passed one on the way home called Mc Doom which may be the funniest of them all (Pat, this definitely made me think of you!!)
PPS That expressions "this is Guyana" is actually abbreviated TIG by locals and manifests it very often in your life. For example, the other day I was told to go by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs because if I showed up in person I could get an interview slot with the secretary. The secretary was an hour late and when I showed up she told me she'd call me to set up the appointment which I could've just done by the phone. Than I went to work where I was supposed to have a meeting an 1200 with another Minister (after being rescheduled from 1100) only to find out at 1140 that the meeting needed to be postponed for a week!! I had been preparing all morning. So basically my entire morning had been wasted. The response by any local?? You guessed it...TIG!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Partying with the Pres
So Friday night some of the other VSOs and Nadine and I went out to a few bars/clubs here in Georgetown. Around midnight we went to our final stop of the night, a bar/club called Mojos. As we get out of the cab I looked over to the side of the club and saw a man standing there with a couple of his friends having a chat. I said to one of the VSOs "is that the president?" and she said "no way". She, being very forward, went over to him and asked and it turned out he was.
We all went in and drank (seperately). He basically stood at the bar the whole nigh just kind of looking around, with no real security around him. My friend took a picture with him.
All I kept thinking was Obama needs hundreds of secret service just to leave the White House, and this guy comes out and parties with his citizens. Wild stuff!
On Sunday we went to these black creeks which are relatively famous here in G-Town. But what was more funny was passing the huge signs on the way there representing the different communities. They include, Good Success, Supply, Land of Canaan, Garden of Eden, New Hope and more.
Anyways we are really winding down here and leave in less than 4 weeks! It's gone by very fast.
See ya.
We all went in and drank (seperately). He basically stood at the bar the whole nigh just kind of looking around, with no real security around him. My friend took a picture with him.
All I kept thinking was Obama needs hundreds of secret service just to leave the White House, and this guy comes out and parties with his citizens. Wild stuff!
On Sunday we went to these black creeks which are relatively famous here in G-Town. But what was more funny was passing the huge signs on the way there representing the different communities. They include, Good Success, Supply, Land of Canaan, Garden of Eden, New Hope and more.
Anyways we are really winding down here and leave in less than 4 weeks! It's gone by very fast.
See ya.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
New Year's and other
So after Christmas things slowed down a bit. We had a week off until returning to work so we just relaxed, hit up the pool and wound down from a whirlwind two months away from Georgetown.
That being said, stuff still did happen. The other Deloitte guy had a couple of his friends here and so we went out for drinks and somehow ended up at the Guyanese version of a strip club. This entailed one woman on stage in the hour we were there, porno on the 5 televisions around us (all different episodes), a couple going at it at the corner, all the while us sitting on perverts row. (mom really sorry for going through that it was just too funny).
New Year's saw us get invited to a part at an American diplomat's house. The guy probably has the most important job in Guyana to Guyanese citizens. His job is to give these Guyanese citizens green cards (those who qualify of course). He lives in a "posh" area of Georgetown called, I shit you not, Bel-Air, and yes he frequently gets called the Fresh Prince of Georgetown Belair.
After ringing in the new decade we had a few more days to relax before work began again.
And in typical Guyanese fashion we have been without internet for the firs four days. At first it was the technicians fault, than the phone companies, than VSO ITs, now we're not sure. But as they say here, TIG (this is Guyana).
Anyways that's all for now.
Take it easy.
That being said, stuff still did happen. The other Deloitte guy had a couple of his friends here and so we went out for drinks and somehow ended up at the Guyanese version of a strip club. This entailed one woman on stage in the hour we were there, porno on the 5 televisions around us (all different episodes), a couple going at it at the corner, all the while us sitting on perverts row. (mom really sorry for going through that it was just too funny).
New Year's saw us get invited to a part at an American diplomat's house. The guy probably has the most important job in Guyana to Guyanese citizens. His job is to give these Guyanese citizens green cards (those who qualify of course). He lives in a "posh" area of Georgetown called, I shit you not, Bel-Air, and yes he frequently gets called the Fresh Prince of Georgetown Belair.
After ringing in the new decade we had a few more days to relax before work began again.
And in typical Guyanese fashion we have been without internet for the firs four days. At first it was the technicians fault, than the phone companies, than VSO ITs, now we're not sure. But as they say here, TIG (this is Guyana).
Anyways that's all for now.
Take it easy.
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