http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Guyana , Georgetown en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:18:00 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:18:00 UTC Last month we just got back from Georgetown Guyana. The vacation that we had there was very interesting. The Guyanese people were very friendly before we left we had heard that Georgetown was dangerous we did not experience any problems. The hotel that we stayed at for one week was the Le Meridien Pegasus which is a division of Starwood Hotels Sheraton. It is a beautiful hotel tha http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-243453.html Working hard. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-243395.html Georgetown Guyana we are going there on vacation in December for about ten days. I won't say it but sadly what's the first thing most people think of when they hear the name Guyana. If any other travelers been there please contact us we would love to hear about it. email bullhead3031yahoo.com http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-205865.html I visited Georgetown many times during my year spent in Guyana. I like to think that I managed to look beyond the tourist scene sitting in Oasis Cafe with what seemed like all the foreign people in Guyana never really appealed to me.My favourite thing to do in town was to catch a bus. A mini bus costs 60 which is currently about 15p or 30c. I love catching a bus into town because the music an http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-205272.html Anyone out there that has traveled to Guyana please tell me what it was like. We are thinking about a week long vacation there sometime this winter 2008. For example where did you stay what did you do there what were the people like http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-181896.html WARNING THIS IS GIANT BLOG WITH NUMEROUS PICTURES. PROCEED WITH CAUTION North of the equator but still in the tropics Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela. Its vast 83000 squaremile 214000 km square mass is dissected by numerous rivers creeks and waterfalls. The main economic activities are agriculture producing ri http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-172282.html 524 Hotel Sleep Inn International Georgetown Guyana 65 The next morning Dean and I were going on the Kaieteur trip Scott would wait around the hotel with nothing to do They were supposed to pick us up between 9 and 930 but it was after 10 before they showed up. Caribbean time We drove to the local airport Ogle and had to get weighed in. The other tourists were already there all of t http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-165276.html 522 Hotel Sleep Inn International Georgetown Guyana 65 Flight Trinidad POS to Georgetown GEO Caribbean Airlines Woke up at 5 am our flight wasn't until 745 but we wanted to be there a bit before Our other Caribbean flights had actually been leaving early. There was noone in checkin line and we went to have a breakfast of a muffin and juice. They started calling our flight with n http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-165253.html Our taxi arrived at 230 a.m. and we made it to the airport by 320 after our driver made several stops. We made it through customs paid our exit fees and slowly made our way the gate. I uploaded everyonersquosrsquo photos onto my laptop so Dad could make CDs and send them out to everyone. The plane left a little before 6 and I think we all took a nap. Our first stop was in Trinidad like la http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-143155.html At 800 a.m. we met the doctors at Ward E of the Public Hospital where the patients are staying and discussed solutions to yesterdayrsquos problems. One problem that I forgot to mention was how we are getting our stuff to Lethem. We are taking a TGA Trans Guyana Airways flight from Georgetown to Lethem and they only allow 25 pounds of luggage per person. Dad and I have around 250 pounds toget http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-142513.html Jenny picked Dad and I up at 830 and they dropped me off at the Public Hospital. I hurried up to the theater which is the operating suite basically expecting to find the doctors already in surgery. I got some scrubs on and my little hat and booties and went to the operating room. No doctors. I went back to the lobby area and someone told me the doctors had not arrived. They showed up after 10 http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-142512.html Today began early with breakfast and taxi ride to the Public Hospital. We met Dr. Bill Irvin Dr. Christine Wamhoff and Laura LaBore an American nursepilot who lives here in Georgetown. All three are the type of people you would expect to find volunteering for RAM friendly dedicated and hard working. A nurse at the hospital hunted down some scrubs for me and the first surgery began around http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-142511.html One of the doctors I will be working with Christine Wamhoff was supposed to arrive late last night but she missed her flight in Miami. She and Dr. Bill Irvin the other doctor I will be working with should arrive late tonight. Today was scheduled as a day for Christine to go to the Public Hospital and do exams on all our patients before the surgeries start tomorrow. There are also three CT http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-141514.html Today is a Guyanese holiday called Phagwah which is for celebrating the triumph of good over evil. Apparently they have quite a few holidays around here. They celebrate most every religious holiday Canadian holidays and British holidays. The only celebrating Irsquove noticed due to Phagwah is that most people have this silver powder on them. Someone told us that they used to throw water on e http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-141329.html The team headed for the Pakaraimas left at 4 a.m. this morning. After another lazy morning Stan Terrance Dad and I took a taxi to the Public hospital to speak with Dr. Rangel about the upcoming surgeries. We returned to the hotel where we met up with Radeck who is from Guyana originally his wife Rebecca and their nine year old adopted Guyanese daughter Michaela. They live in Canada but ar http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-141326.html There wasnrsquot much on the schedule today for Nicole and I so I decided to sleep. I think I got up around 8. I am losing track of time here since I donrsquot have a watch with me and most of the hotel clocks are terribly wrong. I got my shower and all that and then did some Sudoku puzzles until about eleven. I went downstairs and found Nicole on the computer. We watched the last half of so http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-141325.html I woke up at the horrible hour of 345 a.m. I was barely ready when Dad picked me up at 445 to catch our 7 a.m. flight. Leslie drove us to the airport where we met up with Stan Brock a very nice English jackofalltrades. He is the one responsible for starting RAM. Hersquos been a real South American cowboy movieTV star pilot and more I am sure. We flew from Knoxville to Orlando to M http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Guyana/Georgetown/blog-140004.html