Day 3 Hiking up The Giant: lastnight I took a sleeping pill and managed to get a few hours of sleep which I was very thankful for. I was up at about 5am and there waiting was some hot coffee loaded with sugar exactly what I needed. Breakfast today was quite good with a couple of pancakes, 3 thick slices of fried ham and some omelette - finally we are getting some substantial energy delivering food. There was a light drizzle when we started and it would continue a...

Day 2 - Trekking to Base Camp: I was up very early today and ready for some substanance after lastnights dismal dinner. Luckily the porter had made some coffee for himself so I asked and luckily was allowed some. The porter was busy boiling chicken and other things so chances are we might eat well today. The breakfast came out at about 6:30am and wasn't too bad with a couple of Arepas and an omelette, ham and vegetable mix which we were all very thankful. The wea...

Mount Roarima 6 Day Trek!! Today is the day and the thing I most look forward to when I travel: getting out and experiencing nature and natural wonders in far off lands. I had a little trouble fitting everything into my small pack but in the end a couple of small sacrifices with clothes, food and electronics (including the phone) and I was packed and ready for the adventure. Our group consists of 5 people - Takeru and his girlfriend Shoko and their friend Yuki (a...

Fingers Crossed!! Today is the last real day we have to organize our tour to Roarima as Po is running out of time. We have a company we would like to do tour with but unfortunately we haven't got atleast 4 of us yet so just incase we don't get a complete group we are also on standby for another group that already has 5 people (it is however a little more expensive). After breakfast I headed straight into the city to get some supplies - warm socks, raincoat and s...

Day 1 Venezuela!! Up early to return to the boarder to get our exit and entry stamps turned into quite a mission; we took a collectivo out to the boarder and met with our Venezuelan friends again on the Brazil side of the boarder. We got talking with some locals and ended up trying sone special Brazilian drink and eating Brazil buts all the time getting side-traked before realizing the boarder had opened. We headed to immigration and waited in line and just as we...