Postcard Monday
on Kate in Guyana (Guyana), 21/Jul/2010 21:29, 34 days ago
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Early swim at the nearest beach where the Beatles went. We tried in vain to find a bank that would change our remaining Guyanese currency. Strolled around the Botanical Gardesn, enjoying the peaceful trimmed neatness and parkland benches. Then caught the scheduled bus which was on time, clean, luxurious, safely driven and cost 40 pence to go to the other end of Tobago. Our apartment is beautiful, set up on a hill overlooking the sea and the rainforest. We need a bit of beauty to act as an antidote to Guyana. This place is a bit like Cornwall but hotter - with hair pin bends, pretty fishing villages and hidden beaches. We walked along a well used track to Pirates Bay for a swim. Here tourism is the second biggest industry after fishing, so the place is set up with trails, signs, benches and cafes. We had a great evening meal - tuna steaks, rice and loads of different vegetables (veg is hard to buy here, but fish is plentiful).
