Yesterday was, without a doubt, the best Sunday I have ever had in Guyana. I love this country, the food and of course, the people, but there is nothing quite like meeting up with a friend from home and sharing a little bit of this country!
He is here through his university to work with the Red Cross and run workshops on various health-related topics. Georgetown is the first stop in his adventure before he travels to Lethem. We started the day with a trip to Oasis for some email checking, pastry tasting (cheese rolls, cheese straws, pine tarts...) and some much needed coffee.
We then called Andre, one of my trusty taxi drivers, to take us on a tour of the big GT. We had walked over to the world's tallest wooden structure (St George's Cathedral) and had Andre drive us south of the city to the Demerara Harbour bridge - the world's longest floating bridge! Yes, we drove across it just to get to the other side and turned around!!
Andre drove us through big residential areas, the equivalent of the GT ghetto, by the cemetery and the prison, and for all the photo opportunities at old government buildings. Final stop on the tour being the zoo with lots of birds, cats and creatures... and a close-up of a manatee! No trip is complete without some fried chicken (yesteday's selection: fried chicken sandwich from Church's). We finished the day with a trip to the sea wall, enjoying the ocean breeze without the brown water and seeing the bustle of activity with families out to enjoy vendors and activities.
Perfect day :)
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