The Final Leg!!
Trip Start
Dec 05, 2004
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Trip End
May 04, 2005
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Santa Elena,
Venezuela
Saturday, March 26, 2005
First thing to see was the Gran Sabana (a vast rolling grassy highland dominated by Tepuis) so we booked a two day trip which would allow us to travel further into the park. It was a spectacular trip where we saw some amazing water falls and scenery...the first day we walked behind a huge waterfall in our socks (not a fashion statement but a necessity to stop us slipping on the rocks!!)which was a really amazing experience...to reach the other side we had to climb under a part of the rock face- the power of the waterfall in your face was awesome! The second day of the trip was even more fantastic with more wonderful falls to marvel at and swim in!
That night we caught the nightbus to CD Bolivar which was eventful as usual- this time my mate Sean got robbed of all his cash while he slept!
Unfortunately the boat trip to the Angel Falls wasn't going to happen as the dry season is upon us and we would be carrying our boat around more than we would be sitting in it, so we had to make do with booking a flight to visit the national park in Canaima then flying over the falls.... the Canaima National Park was worth visiting with its spectacular falls and the flight over the Angel Falls was truly spectacular although the falls were trickling rather than gushing....the weather was closing in and flying through the clouds in a tiny Cessner over the thick jungle was awesome!
The next morning we were up early to get into some amazing old cabs to our next destination- the Orinocho Delta!!
