Destinations
Suriname
We are currently in Trinidad after a four day, 520 nm trip from Suriname. We checked in here, anchored out for a few days, then decided to come into the marina at Peake’s. We’re hauling out on Monday for a week or two. Right now we are enjoying a very reasonably priced marina with free electricity, … Continue reading
Suriname
Trying a dangerous new font… We have been having a wonderful time in Suriname! We were anchored as far up the river as we could go and were visited by the Police this morning! They were quite agitated, thinking we were illegal and hiding out way up the river. Once we produced our passports and … Continue reading
Entering
The things we see… Entering a new country is always a concern for me, it’s full of unknowns. We were entering the Suriname River, the entrance is relatively shallow, the river is busy with commercial traffic, and we ran across this cargo ship. New Hunter, 600 feet, outbound, in the channel… Seemed like it wasn’t moving … Continue reading
Guyana Fin’
Still working on Guyana pictures… On our way out of Guyana we anchored and took a day trip from Parika to the capital, Georgetown. The buses are minivans and they are not on a schedule, they leave when they are full. The trip takes about an hour and crosses the Demerara River via a pontoon … Continue reading
Mazaruni River, Guyana, with Video!
Guyana Even though we are on a pretty tight budget, we decided to splurge on a tour of the Mazaruni River and a hike to Marshall Falls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazaruni_River We hired Mr. Bhagwanbas Balkarran, Delta 2 Tours, to take us up the river: He picked us up at our boat anchored at Bartica, across from his … Continue reading