The Ocean

We were traveling by the sea wall and noticed that the tide was high. You can see from these pictures that the seawall keeps the ocean out. The waves splash over the sea wall. The paintings on the sea wall were done by school children to celebrate Carifesta, this last August. The cloud formations are beautiful.

Any place to keep cool.

We found Accuweather.com and now we know how hot it is. I think that is a big mistake. They take into account the humidity (like the wind chill factor in colder climates) and today it is 117 F. These cows are crowded into a small pond under a big shade tree. We seek the coolness of the air conditioned car. This picture was taken in New Amsterdam, far away from our home.

Joan's Birthday

Isn't this a lovely birthday present? Our friends, the Tanners, wanted to make my birthday really special. They shopped and shopped until they found this wonderful table lamp. The cord is so short, you have to put it on the floor, so I guess that makes it a floor lamp. Anyway, to celebrate, the Tanners and the Evans' came over to watch a movie "Emma Smith, My Story" and eat popcorn. We had a great time.

Beggar

This little guy is tied up next to the road. We rolled down the car window and gave him a cracker.

Dog and Bone

This game is played by two teams of dogs. A bone (shoe) is placed in the middle. Every dog has a number. The referee calls a number and two dogs come out to capture the bone. They must do it without touching an opponent. If the two can't do it, a second number is called and four of them circle the bone until someone snatches it up and races home with it without being tagged.

Cricket

The Guyanese love Cricket. I tried to get a picture of Brother Matthews bowling (pitching) and winning. He has an awesome throw and an even better yell when he hits the wicket (putting the batter out). Brother Matthews is the big man.

Elder Thomas played with the children, building mounds and houses out of dirt clods. They loved it.

Family Fun Day

Guyana celebrated a Hindu holiday, so the Georgetown District called a Family Fun Day at National Park. It was fun. The children were cute and the two girls on the right are seminary and institute teachers.