Sunday BBQ!! I woke up to heavy heavy rain this morning and unfortunately it would keep up all the way through to midday. In the morning I helped Nico clean up the house and started preparing the lunch and dinner; as Nico had invited some friends around for a Sunday BBQ. After a few hours in the kitchen preparing the food (papaya casserole) I started on the BBQ. The friends of Nicos came around with their 2 young children and unfortunately only the guy could talk...

Gone Fishing!! Today is Saturday and I was hoping for a bit of a sleep-in but unfortunately Nico's son was up at 6am with the TV blaring right next to my head. We were supposed to be off fishing early but first Nico had to go to the market to buy a few things. Whilst Nico was out; Teetoun and I prepared the fishing gear and waited for Nico to return. By 11am we were finally all loaded up and ready for our fishing adventure. Nico had told me There are absolutely b...

France Vs Switzerland!! First thing this morning I had to go see the Suriname consulate and see if my application for a visa had been successful. Luckily Nicola was heading into the centre again so I was able to catch a lift with him. With some luck my visa had been approved and I am now officially allowed into Suriname. There is a market 3 times a week here in Cayenne and today is one of those days so I went for a look. The market was quite interesting but unfor...

Cayenne Pepper?? My first look at Cayenne - the capital of French Guiana. This morning I had organized to get a lift into the city with Nicola - Nico's Belgium roommate. Nicola is a very interesting guy who is working here as a Physiotherapist, practices Brazilian fighting: Jujitsu and keeps songbirds (birds from the Amazon that are used around the world in bird singing competitions). My fist stop in Cayenne was the Suriname Consulate and to no suprise getting a ...

Off To The Capital Cayenne!! Today I am heading 3 hours north to the capital of French Guiana which is Cayenne. Luckily Olivier is heading their (flying home to France on holiday) and has kindly offered to give me a lift and drop me off at my next host (Nico's) place. In the morning I packed my things and then made my way around to Oliviers where I helped him organize a few things and clean-up. Olivier wanted to buy a few handcrafts to take back home as presents ...