Blogs from North-Eastern, Venezuela, South America - page 3

Monday 9.3.09 (continued) ´Said my goodbyes to the group at the posada and got a taxi to the bus station. However it was difficult to get one to Tucupito - poor timetable and many changes. So I shared a collectivo to Puerto Ordaz and another from there to Tucupito. ´Chose the Hotel Amacuro there, much to my later regret ..... noisy, smelly, lumpy bed and no natural light! However it was central and the people there friendly. ´Had a meal in local restaurant - milanese chicken with chips and salad ... not very Venezuelan but filling. Tuesday 10.3.09 ´ Got little sleep during the night, so asked for a change of room, quiet and with natural light. Walked around the town; looked for a tourist officce and also a post office...to no avail. In fact ´got ... read more

Sorry about the delay on updating the blog, its been really hard to find the internet in Venezuela, let alone good internet. On leaving Montezuma after a wonderful Xmas spent on the beach fishing we headed to the town of Alajuela which is in fact closer to San Jose Airport, both glad that we didnt have to venture into the dangerous capital. Before our flight we filled up on free samples of chocolate covered coffee beans, pineapple, passion fruit, guava, cashews, cacao nibs etc... and coffee, just incase we didnt get fed while in the air, we did. On landing in Caracas we had a huge ado with the currency here, we were expecting 2145 bolivars to the US dollar, and the cash point gave us a total of 30 bolivars, only later did we realise ... read more

Wow what a whirlwind the last few weeks have been. Our time in Venezuela is winding down. What a country! It has mountains, beaches, jungle, amazing waterfalls, and the list goes on. After leaving the island of Margarita we traveled north to the island of Blanquilla for a few days and then south to the island of Tortuga for a few days. These islands have pretty beaches and Blanquilla especially has very good snorkeling. They are both virtually uninhabited with only the coast guard and a few fishermen as residents. It made for a quiet restful time but after a few days I was ready to go. We then traveled to Puerto la Cruz for just a couple of days to restock groceries and supplies and then headed into the Gulf of Cariaco where we met ... read more

We sailed from Los Tostigos to Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela. We took an island tour with our friends Val and Lloyd from S/V Puddle Jumper and our friends Dick and Jane from S/V Cheetah II. When we we're clearing customs the customs officer did not speak much English and we don't speak much Spanish. The customs officer asked what "Jumper" meant. All I could think of to do was jump up and down. The customs officer replied "Kangaroo", I replied "Yes" and then he stamped us as cleared in. ... read more

Nous accompagnons demain pour 3 semaines de navigation le bateau Gulliver. Aujourd’hui c’était les derniers préparatifs, payer la marina, 100.00 pour 23 jours... , une dernière couche de vernis, enlever l’électricité, remplissage des réservoirs d’eau et travail sur internet. Hier la commande d’épicerie de frais ainsi que bière et vin. Nous partons en navigation dans le golf de Santa Fé, l’île de Tortugas et le golf de Cariaco. Nous vous informerons de façon régulière. Les journées sont bien courtes ici. Du moins c’est ce que nous ressentons. Une retraite bien occupée par le bateau, les rencontres, les visites, les découvertes et bien sur les amis et les bonnes bouffes. ... read more