More stories from Venezuela, in no particular order:
1. One of the most amazing sights: Our last night in the Gran Sabana, after trekking down the mountain, we slept in this field covered in fireflies. It was as though tiny Christmas lights had been strewn across the ground as far as the eye could see and were blinking on & off. Even when we went to bed, you could still see the fireflies lighting up through the wall of the tent. So beautiful.
2. Spending 2 days living in the clouds - couldn't see so far, except in the brief moments when the skies would clear, but was still an amazing feeling.
3. Lots and lots of waterfalls & rainbows.
4. Drinking coconuts on the side of the road.
5. Rice, roast chicken, "piquant" sauce made from ants, and Malta in a village
6. New Years Eve in Puerto La Cruz: Monica's mom pretty much cooked a feast. People just buy fireworks from stands on the side of the road and set them off all night. Only these are the good fireworks - giant umbrellas of gold that hang in the sky, bright white flashes with loud cannon-like blasts, bursts of pink balls, from which more bursts of pink balls shoot out from. And it covers the entire city. Everyone sets off their own fireworks, and as the time grows closer to midnight, the skyline becomes a frenzy of massive fireworks in all directions.
7. Catching a wooden boat-taxi with an outboard motor to an island with a beach for the afternoon. Relaxing, reading a novel, swimming, an excellent fish & plantain lunch, and watching sunset on the oil tankers (actually quite beautiful).
8. Hotdogs with "the works" in another village on our epic ride back.
9. A major education on the history of South America, Venezuela, and it's current political atmosphere (3 hours a day of Chavez on the tv & radio, slogans saying something like "patriotic socialism or death", drug trafficking check-points, freezes on bank accounts, all very interesting).
10. A week-long adventure with some new, excellent friends.
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