Nickerie, Suriname

We decided to drive to Suriname instead of fly. Advantages: cheaper, see more scenery, we would have our own wheels.

We had to take a ferry across the Correntyne River. On the other side, we were confronted with a dirt road. The picture doesn't show the pot holes and it rained just before we arrived, so the pot holes were mud holes. Elder Langford loved it. I didn't get many pictures. He was afraid to stop lest we get stuck in the mud but we traveled through jungle on both sides of the road.

When we got to the paved road, we saw a flock of buzzards. We've never seen them just walking around on the ground.

We are going back this week to help put on a Seminary Super Saturday.

Where we are

Our friend Jackie said she wished there was a map so that she could see all of the places we describe - So - Here they are. Both countries are on the Atlantic Ocean and we visit towns, cities and villages along the coast. Guyana means "Land of Many Waters". There are lots of rivers. On the Guyana map, there are Rosignol and New Amsterdam. That is where the ferry is that takes so long. To get to Suriname, we go near Skeldon and cross, but there is no town in Suriname. Nieuw Nickerie (pronounced Ni carry) is about an hour and a half from the ferry landing.

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