One More Month in Guyana
Thursday, 3 October 2013
My House on Stilts
After staying a few weeks in the Rima Guest House in Georgetown Cheryl and I have now moved into our home on stilts.
We are located about 6 km East of Georgetown and not too far from the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is protected by a sea wall which was built by the Dutch many years ago to protect Georgetown from flooding.
We also have a beautiful yard with Guava, Star Fruit and Mango trees.
I am quite confident that we are secure in our home, there is a steel gate with a padlock at the front and rear entrance and every door and window have steel bars. It takes me four keys and at least 5 minutes to either leave or enter the house!
Cheryl from Nova Scotia is my roommate and she is volunteering at Caricom as a Gender Adviser for one year. We get along famously, share similar interests and she is a great cook!
Getting to work in the morning is a learning experience. I take mini bus 44 into town but even at 7:30 in the morning they are full; after a few days I am starting to catch on to the local tricks. Get on the bus going the wrong way and within a few minutes it starts to fill up and then they turn around and go back into town. As in Ghana I seem to be the only " white" person travelling with local transport unless of course I am travelling with the other volunteers.
A little bit about the Sea Wall
The Sea Wall is a 280 mile seawall that runs along much of Guyana's coastline, and all of the coastline in the capital city of Georgetown. It protects settlements in the coastal areas of Guyana, most of which are below sea level at high tide.
We are located about 6 km East of Georgetown and not too far from the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is protected by a sea wall which was built by the Dutch many years ago to protect Georgetown from flooding.
| Sea wall on a nice day |
We also have a beautiful yard with Guava, Star Fruit and Mango trees.
I am quite confident that we are secure in our home, there is a steel gate with a padlock at the front and rear entrance and every door and window have steel bars. It takes me four keys and at least 5 minutes to either leave or enter the house!
Cheryl from Nova Scotia is my roommate and she is volunteering at Caricom as a Gender Adviser for one year. We get along famously, share similar interests and she is a great cook!
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| Cheryl |
A little bit about the Sea Wall
The Sea Wall is a 280 mile seawall that runs along much of Guyana's coastline, and all of the coastline in the capital city of Georgetown. It protects settlements in the coastal areas of Guyana, most of which are below sea level at high tide.
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| Length 280 miles |
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| Sea wall on a bad day |
| Not unusual to see animals on the sea wall
Liming at the Seawall - or "hanging out"
The most famous stretch of seawall in Guyana is the Georgetown seawall. On Sunday evenings it is a a very popular place for relaxation, family time, social liming, exercise activities, music and food.
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