We arrived in Maracaibo at around 10.30pm which wasn't ideal as we had been warned that bus stations are unsafe at night. Quickly moving around the station not only is every ticket office closed but no buses run to Columbia anymore. With hope fading I go to the next best thing and order some food. Luckily the guy speaks English and arranges a shared taxi for us to cross the border. We have to wait until 6am or until he finds more passengers. Within the hour he ha...

Although we didnt spend the night together on the bus. I had one of my most comfortable night sleeps. Probably out of exhaustion. Stevie however on the other hand kept freaking out every time the bus stopped. Thinking it was a check point and she would get dragged off the bus alone. We arrived in Valencia around 9.30, there was a bit of a wait for our bags so I ventured off to see if I could get us a ticket as soon as possible. The only one I could find was to ...

Early next morning we were back in our boat and whizzing back to camp. It was a lot quicker and dryer getting back as we were travelling with the current. After reaching camp we had time to change and refresh before being taxied back to the airport. The Venezuelan plane took off first, they agreed to wait for us in Cuidad Bolivar so we could grab lunch, exchange details and say our goodbyes. Brian helped us organise our journey to Columbia. However when we got ...

Up early the group headed to our truck which drove us to a river about 10 minutes from camp. The boat represented a canoe with an engine strapped to the back. With life jackets on and everyone in we set off down the Caitao River. Water constantly strayed up the sides as we sliced across the water. After about 30 minutes we had to walk for 30 minutes over land to the other side of the river. Meanwhile our boat would navigate the unsafe rapids and meet us on the ot...

After a 12 hour bus ride we arrived in Ciudad Bolivar, with no time to waste we were in a taxi to the airport where our plane was waiting for us. The planes only had 5 seats so the group had 2 planes. After completing all the formalities we were up in the air en route to Canaima here we would stay the night before an early trek the next morning. With half day to kill the group did another tour of some waterfalls and even walking behind them. The day was fun and t...