Pepermont Plantation & Nature Reserve!! Today I had organized to meet up with Dana again and go and visit The Pepermont Nature Reserve on the far side of the river. In the morning I sleapt whilst waiting for CJ to return at 11am and let me out of the apartment. I headed straight for the market and brought some avocados, some more smoked Chinese chicken and some smoked and dried codfish for myself and CJ tonight. I then rushed over to the other side of the cit...

Tricksters, Swindlers and Bad Soughts in Paramaribo!! Today is my first day in Paramaribo and luckily I have organized to meet up with a local to show me around. CJ headed off to work at 7am and as his apartment is secured like Fort Knox I could not leave or enter without him and his biometric fingerprint. At 11am CJ returned and let me out of the building and I made my way into the city for my first look around. The architecture is certainly the highlight of the...

Cayenne to Paramaribo!! Waking up to rain again and 100s of itching mosquito bites is a good sign its time to get moving again. After thanking Nico, his son and Nicola; I gathered the last of my things and readied myself for the long trip to Suriname. Unfortunately it was raining heavily and I was meeting my carpool lift at the end of Nicos street - only a 10 minute walk but with torrential downpour and having all my things would make for a small challenge. Lucki...

Sunday BBQ!! I woke up to heavy heavy rain this morning and unfortunately it would keep up all the way through to midday. In the morning I helped Nico clean up the house and started preparing the lunch and dinner; as Nico had invited some friends around for a Sunday BBQ. After a few hours in the kitchen preparing the food (papaya casserole) I started on the BBQ. The friends of Nicos came around with their 2 young children and unfortunately only the guy could talk...

Gone Fishing!! Today is Saturday and I was hoping for a bit of a sleep-in but unfortunately Nico's son was up at 6am with the TV blaring right next to my head. We were supposed to be off fishing early but first Nico had to go to the market to buy a few things. Whilst Nico was out; Teetoun and I prepared the fishing gear and waited for Nico to return. By 11am we were finally all loaded up and ready for our fishing adventure. Nico had told me There are absolutely b...