Photos from 2010...

Still In Guyana

More photos from life in Guyana, South America.

• Phagwah :: Festival Of Colours
  Joining in the Indian Holi celebrations Steve gets messy as he's coated in powder paint and coloured water.
• Guyanese Safari
  Steve becomes a certified tour guide (or glorified taxi driver!?) and takes a group of tourists around the various highlights of the Guyanese Rupununi.

Photos from 2009...

In Guyana

Photos from my life in Guyana, South America.

• Christmas At Saddle Mountain
  Back to the ranch for a spot of Yule Tide castration and to coo at the new borns. But then Steve spoils it all by breaking his wrist! Damned horses!
• Saddle Mountain
  Steve takes a tourist to Saddle Mountain in the Rupununi's deep South for a spot of horse riding and jungle mountain climbing. Same all, same all!
• Moraikobai Village Visit
  The pituresque Moraikobai village where Steve helps commission an IT centre, steps on a snake, finds evil ants and rolls with the village Cheif!
• Wakapoa Village Visit
  On to Wakapoa village for a stay in a very, no very haunted guest house! But receives a proposal of marraige from a school girl for his trouble!
• Santa Rosa Village Visit
  The Village Tour continues to very civilised village of Santa Rosa where Steve enlists the help of the Village Council to... find a bar!
• Santa Mission Village Visit
  Representing the Ministry, Steve heads out to Santa Mission to train his first class on conducting questionnaire interviews.
• Orealla Heritage Day
  A weekend trip to the remote Region 6 for a day of Amerindian fun, festivities and fermented fruit juice!!!
• Road Trip to Maruranau
  A weekend booze cruise into the deep South to watch local village chiefs get stung by giant ants. And only a 7½ hour drive each way!

Photos from 2008...

Bushmasters Venture Trip

Steve joins Bushmasters on a trek through virgin jungle to explore land where no man has ever been before. For real!

• 01 - Kaieteur & Orunduik Falls
  A trip to the the world's highest single drop waterfall. God bless Guyana for having no Health & Saftey!
• 02 - Welcome To The Jungle
  Georgetown, an 18 hour bus trip to Lethem, a night in an ecolodge and a day's trek Jordan Falls.
• 03 - Abseiling Down Jorden Falls
  As the title suggests. Both normal and Austrailian - that's face first for us Limeys!
• 04 - To Kill A Bushmaster
  South America's largest venoumous snake. Shame it was found in our campsite. We had to kill it. Then eat it (obviously).
• 05 - From Jorden To Kaimer Falls
  A Gruelling trek through dense jungle. Little wonder why no man has been before! Remember, "If it bleeds, we can kill it."
• 06 - Back To The Lodge
  Kaimer Falls Camp Site (infested with bush ants) and a 2 day hike back to the lodge.
• 07 - Maipaima Ecolodge
  Photos of the lodge, a slice of luxury in the bush!
• 08 - Bows & Arrows
  While some of the crew go down with diarrhea'n'vomit the rest of us play with bows'n'arrows!
• 09 - Onward To Nappi Village
  We hit the jungle again, encountering mountain caiman and bats on the way. By the way, did you see that?
• 10 - A Touch Of Paradise
  We find an amazing rock pool by Nappi village. There's no question. We're staying!
• 11 - St James Mountain
  A hard slog to the top. Even our guide David was seen with a dab of persperation!
• 12 - Cowboy Time
  Shave a silly tash and join Gunsmoke, Hollywood and Thunder for some manly cowboy action!
• 13 - The Journey Home
  Bah humbug. It's home time. So after consoling ourselves with beer and meat-on-a-stick we do the 23 hour bus journey back to Georgetown for... more beer!

Jungle Training Walks

Realising his US Army Jungle Boots needed a lot of wearing in, Steve takes to the hills of Southern England to bang out some miles. Thankfully Liz was always on hand to drag his lazy arse up the hills.

• Beachy Head Walk
  Steve'n'Liz turn a 7 mile walk round the South Downs into 15 miles with a "Ooo, lets just visit Beachy Head whilst we're here!"
• Box Hill Walk
  Finding the Ridgeway too soft, Steve dons a 30 Kg back pack for an 11 mile skip around Box Hill. Liz forever in front, leading the way - of course!
• Ridgeway Walk
  Steve drags Liz out camping for the weekend. A gruelling 17 miles on the first day followed by a pokey 5 miles on day 2.

Holidays

It's not all eXtreme adventure you know, Steve can do the usual too!

• Brittany Holiday
  A trip to France with Liz to stay in a micro tent, eat wine and drink cheese!

Ski Trips

The snow season upon him, Steve felt the need to strap on his new Salomon Special '59 and grab some juicy fat air! (Or hop over little bumps... you know... wotever...)

• Andorra Ski Trip
  Joining Timbo, Corrine and Martin, Steve pushes his board hard and crushes his L1 vertebrate on the jumps in the SnowPark! D'Oh!
• Val d'Isere Ski Trip
  Joining Brett, Karen, Jez, Alex, Debbie, Dan, Sumaya and Andy in the days leading up to the World Cup Downhill races.