Mount Roarima 6 Day Trek!! Today is the day and the thing I most look forward to when I travel: getting out and experiencing nature and natural wonders in far off lands. I had a little trouble fitting everything into my small pack but in the end a couple of small sacrifices with clothes, food and electronics (including the phone) and I was packed and ready for the adventure. Our group consists of 5 people - Takeru and his girlfriend Shoko and their friend Yuki (a...

Fingers Crossed!! Today is the last real day we have to organize our tour to Roarima as Po is running out of time. We have a company we would like to do tour with but unfortunately we haven't got atleast 4 of us yet so just incase we don't get a complete group we are also on standby for another group that already has 5 people (it is however a little more expensive). After breakfast I headed straight into the city to get some supplies - warm socks, raincoat and s...

Day 1 Venezuela!! Up early to return to the boarder to get our exit and entry stamps turned into quite a mission; we took a collectivo out to the boarder and met with our Venezuelan friends again on the Brazil side of the boarder. We got talking with some locals and ended up trying sone special Brazilian drink and eating Brazil buts all the time getting side-traked before realizing the boarder had opened. We headed to immigration and waited in line and just as we...

Santa Elena!! Awoke early to have breakfast with Amanda and chat with her before she left for work - Amanda has become a great friend in the space of 3 days and she has a beautifully positive energy that is so contagious. Po & I made some Acai for breakfast with banana, papaya and honey - our last time to drink Acai before leaving Brazil. We then headed into the city so I could change some Brazilian currency for dollars. On the walk back we were met with a t...

Jungle Lagoons & Acai!! After a much needed sleep I was up early with Amanda as Po's bus had arrived early and we needed to pick her up from the bus station. It was so nice to see Po again and she had made some friends on the bus that were also headed to Venezuela. Amanda my host was very kind and helped Po's new friends organise a taxi to Santa Elena. Amanda, Po and I then headed to the Sunday market in Boa Vista where we brought some fruits, vegetables and ...