My Journey to Guyana

After one more stroll around the grounds of Rock View and a short excursion to foothills for more birding, we finished our breakfast, said goodbye to our gracious host and staff and boarded the behemoth, other known as the Bedford truck and made our way towards the landing to set off down the Rupununi River to our next stop, the Karanambu Ranch. …

Just before sunrise, we crammed into the range rover and began our search for the giant anteater in the savannah. Caballeros on horseback had been sent ahead to scout but no joy this morning. After about 3 hours of searching we returned to the ranch and would have to wait until tomorrow morning to test our luck.
I walked around the grounds, …

With only a few hours before we returned to the river to travel to the Caiman House, we embarked on what would be my last shot at seeing a giant anteater. After about an hour, success!!!!!! The caballeros had spotted one and herded it towards our location, where it came to within 50 feet of us!!!! Now I could really see the speed of these animals! …

After a brief ride in the range rover to the Karanambu airstrip, it was time to bid farewell to the interior and return to civilization. During the flight, my nose was pressed to the window as my eyes absorbed my last sights of the savannah and rainforest from above.

After lunch at the Cara Lodge, the afternoon consisted of a city tour of …

Today it was time to say goodbye to Guyana and make my way back home. I was tired after the long flight to JFK then only to find out my connection to Boston was cancelled and I would not be able to get another flight until the next afternoon - - and via Detroit!!!!! Being a frequent traveler and knowing nearby Laguardia Airport had shuttles to …