Monday, November 17, 2008
Week 1: Georgetown, Guyana
After missing her connecting flight from Miami to Port of Spain in Trinidad/Tobago, Cynthia was relieved to finally join Lisa in Georgetown on November 4 after several flight cancellations and delays. We have been in Georgetown for 1 week finalizing approval for our project by speaking to the Minister of Health; we will be leaving for Bina Hill tomorrow, Nov
. 18. Since we were in Georgetown for the week-end, we decided to arrange for a trip to Kaieteur Falls, the gem of Guyana. At a height 5x that of Niagara Falls, Kaieteur Falls is a truly spectacular sight in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. It is about 1.5 hours from Georgetown by plane; the plane ride itself was an experience! We also took a dip at the base of Orinduik Falls, the perfect end to a day in the sweltering heat.