Leaving Karanambu

One last look at the Giant River Otter cubs

And a Thank You, to Diane and to Andrea & Salvadore (below)

We load, one last time, into the  boats - Marilynn, Martin, Elaine, Clif; Kenneth driving the boat and Salvador on shore

Down the Rupununi to Ginep Landing, birding along the way, but we're a little behind schedule so we don't dawdle much.  We're about 1 1/2 hours on the river at a good speed.

Where we are met by Ron, Milner and drivers from Surama village

It was a two hour drive to Surama - the distance probably wasn't all that far, but the road was full of potholes.  The road is the main thoroughfare from Georgetown on the coast to Lethem and into Brazil. 

We made a pit-stop at The Oasis.  Oh my, I bought a Coke.  I dearly wanted a bag of chips or something junk-foodie, but no.  Dang, this is a healthy country!

We would be back at The Oasis to walk, no climb, that Panorama Nature Trail in a few days.  In the meantime, on to Surama. 

Why not visit Andrea & Salvadore's blog  at http://theadventuresofandreasalvador.blogspot.com/

Surama

We have an early morning departure from Karanambu Ranch.  We travel (by road) east across the Northern Rupununi Savanna, birding along the way. 

Lunch will be at a place billed as Guyana's best-equipped Truck Stop.  I wonder if it will be at all like my North American idea of 'truck stop', like a big Husky service station. 

Then we carry on to the Macushi village of Surama.  The accommodations at the Surama Eco-lodge are 'comfortably rustic'.   

http://www.suramaecolodge.com/about/aboutus.htm

Things we are advised to take along with us on this trip include cigarette lighters and matches.  I think this is likely one of the places we need these - for lighting candles at night.  I image there are diesel generators supplying electricity at certain hours during the day or evening. 

We stay at the Eco-lodge for two nights