All packed and ready to go. |
In Georgetown waiting for flight to Annai |
Leila napping |
Morgan keeping an eye on luggage |
Boarding plane for Annai |
All aboard! |
Birds eye view of Georgetown |
Birds eye view of Georetown |
Above the clouds. |
Tom and Karen with biscuits and Rum Punch |
Tom and Marc |
Miles and miles of forest! |
Julie and yellow plane |
Julie and yellow plane |
Margaret and Julie |
Arrival to Annai |
From plane to truck |
From truck to boat |
Rewa River |
Lunch at Dicky's Farm |
Arawana, Peacock Bass and Red-tailed Catfish for Lunch! |
Joe's Cabin at Rewa Lodge |
Rewa Lodge |
Wonderful staff at Rewa Lodge |
Rewa school |
Rewa school |
Leave Rewa Lodge farewell |
Rewa River |
Preparing for drive to Karasabai |
Road to Karasabai - home of the Sun Conures |
Road construction on road to Karasabai |
Road to Karasabai |
Karasabai road - where the road has yet to be fixed |
Kids on bike and our truck |
Chris negotiating road |
Fernando taking it slow |
Savannah - Karasabi |
Karen and Marc buying supplies (cold coke!) |
Indian dwelling and viewpoint for Sun Conures |
Waiting and hoping for Sun Conures |
There are Sun Conures in those mountains |
Theodore (finder of Sun Conures!!!) and Julie |
Loading boat on truck for 2nd expedition for conures. |
Driving through savannah |
Tom In Savannah |
Stopping to take fence apart |
Taking fence apart. |
Tom and Joe in Savannah |
Carrying boat down to Ireng River |
Journey up Ireng River in search of conures |
Theodore leads the way |
Theodore and Chris pull boat beyond rapids. |
Lelia walks beyond rapids (in Brazil!) |
Dwelling from which we look for sun conures |
We can hear the sun conures calling! |
The Ireng River on the border of Brazil and Guyana |
Julie at the Brazil side of River |
Julie |
Tom and Marc carrying boat motor |
Hauling boat up slope |
Loading boat back on truck |
Leaving fence as we found it! |
Cashew - Anacardium occidentale |
Cashew - Anacardium occidentale |
Cashew - Anacardium occidentale |
Road construction leaving Karasabai |
Construction - no problem, Chris likes off road driving |
And, more road construction |
Bye Karasabai! On to Yupukari |
The road to Yupukari |
Road to Yupukari bird stop |
Tom sees something |
Still birding |
Driving through Savannah on the road to Yukupari |
What the Kaburi flies did to Leila while she was waiting for the Sun Conures to appear |
Children of Yukupari help Tom |
Children of Yukupari with Tom |
Tom showing the kids the picture he just took |
Tom and Yukupari children |
Lodge at Yukupari |
The Road to Nappi Village |
Road to Nappi Village |
Small pool with something interesting to Tom |
Tom and Joe playing |
Entering Nappi |
Fire in Savannah near Nappi |
Savannah near Nappi |
Entrance road to Maipaima Eco Lodge - Marc making tow rope |
Contemplating how the heck to get unstuck! |
Oh dear! |
Tom after he helped push the truck out of mud |
Mapaima Eco Lodge! |
No trail - no problem, Joe has a machete |
Mapaima Eco Lodge toucan viewing and dining area |
Mapaima Eco Lodge guest room |
Mapaima Eco Lodge walkway between rooms |
Maipaima Rainbow |
Nappi Village home |
Tom and Marc in Lethem - waiting for a plane |
Lunch in Brazilian restaurant in Lethem |
Brazilian restaurant in Lethem |
Brazilian restaurant in Lethem |
Traveling companions waiting for plane |
Man with pink shirt in Lethem |
Lethem chicken |
Lethem chicken |
Dan's tired |
Dan and Leila |
David in Lethem |
Chris and friends in Lethem |
David and colorful wall |
Tom and Joe in Lethem |
Tom and Joe in Lethem |
Plane's here! Lethem |
Foster Parrot sign at Lethem "airport" |
Crew waiting for all aboard call |
Guyana plane |
Plane to Kaieteur Falls |
On board for Kaieteur Falls flight |
Flying to Kaieteur |
Forest near Kaieteur - no roads!! |
Kaieter Falls visitor center |
Tom disembark |
Kaieteur Falls abstract |
Kaieteur Falls |
Kaieteur Falls |
Giant Tank Bromeliads - Brocchinia micrantha (endemic to Kaieteur Falls) |
Giant Tank Bromelaids |
Tom on the path to store that sells cold coke |
Stream in Kaieteur Falls |
Stream in Kaieteur Falls |
Stream in Kaieteur Falls |
The store that sells cold coke ($2 for Tom and $3 for me) |
Kaieteur Falls store |
Kaieteur Falls path |
Flowers Kaieteur Falls |
Runway for Kaieteur Falls |
Frog eggs - Kaieteur Falls |
Frog eggs - Kaieteur Falls |
Tom holding breath while he takes a picture |
Tom in action |
Attorney Trees (Genus Clusia) |
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Rainbow in mist |
Tom and Kaieteur Falls |
Kaieteur Falls |
View from Kaieteur Falls |
Time to fly to Georgetown |
Georgetown house |
Georgetown house |