Tropical pictures for cold winter relief...

It’s winter here in Vienna, so in lieu of any new pictures from here (I’m thinking of taking the train across the border to Bratislava, Slovakia, next Saturday for the day) I thought I’d post some “warm” pictures to counter the cold here. It’s also Saturday, I’m doing laundry, bored, and need a break from work e-mail…

These shots are from a Caribbean/South America project a couple of years ago. Sunset at Oistens, Barbados. Famous local fish fry place where there are multiple fry stands to choose from, cold beer, local rum, lots of local music and people watching.

The two pictures of the big waterfall are Kaieteure Falls, Guyana. 800 foot vertical drop of the Potaro River (twice as high as Niagara Falls). No fences, no crowds of tourists. Only access, other than a couple of weeks hike is by charter plane landing on a gravel strip. When the water is low, you can actually swim at the lip of the falls. That’s me cringing on the rock outcropping. If you look closely, you can see the crack running through it just to the right of me. Scared silly. The things you do for a picture!

The smaller falls are further inland from the Kaieteur Falls, still in Guyana, but a part of the greater Amazon basin. These are the Orinduk Falls, which are a small series of layered falls on the Ireng River. Great place to cool off. The opposite river bank is Brazil. Another gravel landing strip, with a local Indian village of grass huts.

The harbour/town picture is Georgetown, Grenada. Great place. Too bad I was there in a suit, carrying a briefcase and running between meetings. At least I had one great dinner on the beach.