Baganara Island...

This was one of my first glimpses of where we spent this past weekend...

Adel's: by land and by river IV

                                      This is how they do it...

Adel's: by land and by river III

One of the creepy, crawly, very big tarantulas that lived in our room at Adel's. It may be hard to tell without perspective for comparison, but this dude was very large!
View from in front of Adel's. Basically, this is the drive way/creek leading to the home.

By land and by river II

At Adel's, on a creek off of the Pomeroon River, where we were the only 2 guests staying at this odd little place. Long story... Highlight: we had 2 tarantulas living with us in our bedroom. Yes, and they were huge & creepy! It also relied on electricity from wind & solar panels. There was also a generator, which was used at times. When you are out of the city in Guyana, you are truly out of the city, and quite, quite removed. We stayed in an area that is mainly Amerindian. In the hammocks, this is how we spent most of the 2 days... 
Have I mentioned that this is a country with pirates. On the Pomeroon, I could totally imagine pirates sailing or speeding up and down the river. In some ways it felt like going back in time.

By land and by river

Boat ride from Charity to Adel's, where we stayed. Just off a creek which is off of the Pomeroon River- in Essequibo. This is the way you travel around these parts, by boat. Homes were off of the waterways and people travel by little canoes, or speed boat, anywhere they need to go. It was so interesting to see.
Waiting to leave Charity and head to a little lodge-type place we stayed for 2 nights, it is on a creek, off a river. Only accessible by boat.
Rice fields! So beautiful. On the drive from Supinam to Charity- the scenery at times was like nothing I had ever seen before, it almost looked prehistoric. To get to the place we were traveling to, we took 2 different cars and 2 different boats. It was quite far from Georgetown, more so in accessibility than distance, due to the remoteness of this country. See above photos from journey.

Emancipation Day! 8.1.08

Just a few photos, of the many Taylor took at the National Park festivities... See more down below.

Emancipation Day...