Finally Venezuela!
Trip Start
Nov 01, 2006
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Trip End
Ongoing
Guiria,
Venezuela
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
After disembarking the ferry which took 2 hours (nightmare) we trundled off down the pier with our ever increasing rucksacks. First thing we had to do was find the ferry company office to get our 75% ticket refund but had absolutely no idea where it was. Lucky for us some big land rover with air-con pulled up and offered us a lift " of course" we said fully aware of safety protocol s. "On entering a new country the first thing you should always do when lost is jump into a vehicle with a stranger"
A 10 minute drive later Carla and I found ourselves hand cuffed in a darkroom....not really, the lift was great, a real help and good start to Venezuelan hospitality which sadly was the last of its kind.
After collecting our refund we had money to spend and stomachs to fill as that tight arse minister of tourisms well oiled little ferry service couldn't be bothered to provide or offer anything in the way of food before and during the journey. We found a nice hotel and sat down to a nice beef stew and some ice cold beer..ahhhh.
Feeling refreshed we had a little wander about to try and find some accommodation. After 3 hours of looking and still no joy we started to get a wee bit concerned and pleaded with one hotel who kindly sorted us something out which was suitable until 4am when the cocks came out!
We now felt a little more relaxed and settled in for the evening which consisted of eating great hamburgers for 50p and more ice cold beer, what it lacked in taste it made up for in refrigeration.
After an early rise we decided to get a move to Cumuna. Port towns are never the nicest places to hang out and we were itching to get to our intended destination (Isla de Margarita) two weeks of detour! We jumped in a shared taxi, sounds cramped but these cars are massive and I mean massive, the 6l American cadillac kind only 30 years old and held together with araldite! The driver was a nutter and we had a very fast and adrenaline filled journey listening to loads of Daddy Yankee a South American rap artiste at full volume.
Cumana was nice enough, had a bit of dinner, even more ice cold beers and got an early night ready to get the ferry to Isla De Margarita.
