Fairview village is just upstream of the Kurupukari crossing over the Essequibo river (Guyana's largest, flowing from the southern highlands to the northern coast). A ferry takes all vehicles across to the other side and provides a link on the main road between Georgetown and Lethem on the Brazilian border.
I took a ride across, to see the forest on the other side. In the foreground is one of the ferry workers.
The cock-pit.
Rapids above the ferry crossing.
Butterflies congregating on a cool and moist sandy beach.
The owner of the house which was being thatched gave me a lift across a bay in the river. He explained that the path around the edge of the forest went through a deep flooded creek, so crossing by canoe was best.
Heading back across the bay to his beach, giving another lift.
Two boys were paddling up the edge of the river and then catching the fast flow below the rapids- a great way to hone their skills for future use.
View of part of the Essequibo river. At this point it divided into several sections, with rapids and islands in between.
The rapids.
6000 year-old Amerindian petroglyphs on a rock at the rapids, representing animals, people and hunting scenes. These are found all over the Guianan shield and into the Amazon.
