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Bartica (With Photos)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mark Ormesher

The new year has been celebrated, the Christmas holidays are nearly over and term starts again on the 7th of January. That means I need to make the long journey back down to Lethem and hitch a lift from there to Sand Creek. Before I do that though, myself and 7 other volunteers have travelled … Continue reading »

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TG#24 – Visit Another Country

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Christmas in Tobago, need I say more?

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It’s Christmas!!!

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Christmas time here in Guyana, and I’ve got to say that the combo of trees, tinsel and temperatures the sunny side of 30° is truly bizarre! I’ve just written and sent a huge email to the subscribers of my mailing list, so instead of typing it all up again, I’m just going to copy/paste the … Continue reading »

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What Chain of Decisions…

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Every now and then I get hit by the reality of the fact I’m thousands of miles from home, on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I wonder “what chain of decisions lead me to be where I am right now?”.

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Free Plane Ride/University

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

I wanted to get to Lethem this weekend to buy some stuff and send some emails, so I went through the motions of asking all the usual suspects if they’re driving to Lethem at the weekend, and I got a little more than I bargained for…

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Reise Reise!

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

I’m in a Jeep, blasting along a dirt road in the Savannah, listening to Rammstein. My life may well be complete.

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TG #27 – Get Lost

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Yesterday at about 3pm Harry and I got into a Jeep headed to Lethem to send emails, upload blog posts, sort out UCAS and buy a load of stuff. After 6+ hours on the back of the Jeep, we’d stopped to sling hammocks in Gawd-Knows-Where  because we were thoroughly lost in the Savannah and it … Continue reading »

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We’ve Made it to Sand Creek… Finally!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

Harry and I have made it to Sand Creek eventually! We flew from Georgetown to Lethem on Friday but didn’t manage the second half of the journey – Lethem to Sand Creek – until Tuesday. Our delay was spent in the Region 9 Guest House doing not much other than exploring Lethem, relaxing in hammocks … Continue reading »

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Arrived in Lethem!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

8 of us flew into Lethem Airport today… 2 have already left for Annai, 2 for Aishalton, leaving myself and Harry for Sand Creek and Ben and Cillian for Shulinab staying in the Region 9 guest house until we travel to our projects on Sunday (maybe). More updates to follow whenever I have Internet access… … Continue reading »

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We’re in Guyana!

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Mark Ormesher

UPDATE: My bag has arrived undamaged! After something close to 10 hours in the airport and a 2-hour night flight, we all arrived in Guyana in the early hours of the morning (local time). Sadly, our luggage didn’t.

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