The thing about Guyana is that is never ceases to amaze. We spent a day on an island called Leguan. Leguan is a small island that sits in the mouth of the Essequibo river. The river, at it's widest point is about 32km wide. WIDE - not long... it's length is even more staggering, at a whopping 1,000 km, flowing from the Brazil-Guyana border. Leguan is home to a few communities, and one of the men in our party had grown up there. So we returned to his home "town" to visit some relatives, and so he could introduce his daughter, who had never been to Guyana before. Here are some photos from the drive to the boat and the day we spent over there.  |
| Cow |
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| Demerara Bridge |
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| Pontoons, holding up the bridge |
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| Demerara river being invaded by clouds |
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| Floodgates |
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| Gotta love anatomically correct mannequins |
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| Parika docks ominously covered in cloud |
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| Gotta love anatomically correct humans |
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| Grandma checking out the boatmen |
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| Feet on ground |
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| Parika dockhouse |
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| Grandma looking out |
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| Stairs to no where |
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| Nice day for a ride |
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| Big ass ropes |
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| Get in that boat! |
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| That's probably not going to help much |
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| Nothing like wind in your hair |
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| Essequibo skyline |
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| Ahoy! Leguan landing |
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| Dockman |
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| Boatman |
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| I will not be waiting in there |
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| Freshly picked mangos |
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| Chickens be crazy |
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| Cute dog with a disgusting sore on his side (not pictured) |
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| Puppy love |
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| Who wants a goat? Anyone? |
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| Anyone? Seriously, there are so many |
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| Old Leguan house |
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| Kirk and Grandma |
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| Relics at an uncle's house |
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| School. Maryville. |
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| Leguan taxi. This is how they roll. |
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| Leguan Church |
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