Some kids were fishing at the dock. The kid in the red was simply using a long piece of yellow rope.
And he caught something!
Apparently, this is the ferry on the Guyana 20 dollar bill.
The Malali Ferry
Instead of stopping at ports along the river, the ferry slows down and small speed boats pull up along side to unload passengers and goods.
The speed boat docking in the back had just unloaded people from the ferry
The unloading process
We passed a lot of homes along the way, most of which don't have electricity.
They were loading either bananas or plantains presumably to take to the market
A raft transporting logs down the river
Heading into the rain
So, this guy owns his own island... Literally. He's some famous Guyanese singer.
We passed an army base
Welcome to Bartica!
living without electricity is common in the interior. people with elect is consider rich.
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The malali use to service the Berbice river. Growing up in Berbice we have used this service many times it was a way of life. Dad
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