Nothing beats flying in a small plane. Somehow, it feels like you're in a living thing; it dances under you like a restive horse, bowing and coquetting with each gust of wind. We rode a little Caravan on our journey south to the Karanambu airstrip, and the storms around Georgetown meant there were plenty of towering clouds to admire as we climbed from rain into sun.
As Han Solo said about the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars, "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts." The Caravan may be small, but it's comfortable, and got us here.
An afternoon and evening along the Rupununi River gave us some fine scenery to enjoy -- as well as plenty of new birds and a staggering number of Black Caiman. This endangered alligator species is making a good comeback in Guyana.
I have always loved the play of darkened vegetation against a sunset sky.
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