Dealing with disappointment but embracing successes

Posted on 11 July 2017 by Peter Kille

Dealing with disappointment but embracing successes After the meeting with the Secretary of Indigenous affairs, we had our tails up and thought that we would get into the foothills of Mt Roraima and meet the people there. So we sat around ready go Saturday – mid morning message came through, no flights Saturday – but
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Meeting with the Representative of the Indigenous people

Posted on 8 July 2017 by Peter Kille

Meeting with the Representative of the Indigenous people Breakfast at 7 am and time to draw up a battle plan. The first priority of the day was to visit the ‘secretaria de estado do indio’ for Roraima. Without permission in the form of a permit, we could not visit/sample any site belonging to the indigenous
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The village of the many bananas – back to Boa Vista

Posted on 7 July 2017 by Peter Kille

The village of the many bananas – back to Boa Vista Well, I didn’t get my Venezuelan food last night. The border is very relaxed for Brazilians and Venezuelans but for Europeans, we would have had to pass through immigration properly during working hours and not just slip across for a restaurant stop. I was
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DNA prehistoric carving – the Mt Roraima dream is on again

Posted on 6 July 2017 by Peter Kille

Stone carving of DNA by the indigenous people of Pacaraima and the mt Roraima dream lives on. Well today breakfast was at a civilised 7.30 am with a plan to visit the local office of ICMBio (Instituto Chico Mendes – MMA) the organisation that looks after the Mt Roraima national park. This was amazing success
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To top of the Tepuy in search of the giant earthworm

Posted on 5 July 2017 by Peter Kille

To the top of the Tepuy in search of the giant earthworm We were up at 6 am and after a hearty breakfast, we headed for the trail head at 700 m that would take us to the top of the Tepuy at 1100 m. We has been told  it was a 1.5-2 hour hike.
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Boa vista – Sampling in the wet season

Posted on 3 July 2017 by Peter Kille

Boa vista – Sampling in the wet season Waking up to the sound of tropical rain placed me into a contemplative mood. I found myself strangely comparing a sense of self-confidence and security at being in Brazil where my bank cards would work even though everyone now spoke Portuguese making it next to impossible for
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River lodge to Lethem and then on to Boa Vista

Posted on 2 July 2017 by Peter Kille

River lodge to Lethem and then on to Boa Vista This will be very brief since today consisted of 10 hours driving with intermittent stops for earthworm sampling – a pretty standard day if it wasn’t for the magnificent scenery. The jungle is as magnificent as you can imagine and when it gives way to
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Iwokrama lodge – scorpions, toads and stranger creatures

Posted on 1 July 2017 by Peter Kille

Iwokrama lodge – scorpions, toads and stranger creatures Logistics can be complicated when there is only one bus a day. Myrtle Stoke, our resident archeology who is now a secret earthworm lover, had to head back to Santerem where she lectures, but the rest of the crew were staying in Guyana for another day. Her
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Iwokrama river lodge

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

Iwokrama river lodge and the worms of Turtle mountain Well by popular request, this post has many more pictures – and not all of worms! But the resizing and uploading take so much time I have little time left for typing, that will make some people really happy!! Lodge pics Today, the Mt Roraima leg of
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About Guyana

Posted on 29 June 2017 by Peter Kille

Here a tourist map of Guyana lifted from the ‘Explore Guyana’ magazine. Don’t let the icons fool you – Guyana is a country of <1 Million people, with 200-300K living in Georgetown where all the major infrastructure is focused. It may not have the golden beaches of the rest of the Caribbean but it does
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