Venezuela Medregal Village
Chaser 2
Yvonne Chapman
Fri 10 Oct 2008 15:52
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Some photos of a few new friends we've met recently during our travels in
the Golf of Cariaco in Venezuela. Yes, we're still here in and around Medregal
Village, the area has a charm of its own, its safe, quiet, the scenery and
widelife are amazing. So many birds of such different species, Frigate birds,
Pelicans, Hummingbirds and parrots, the beautiful Scarlet Ibis and much
much more, of so many colours, haven't a clue what they're called, need to buy a
book on Birds of Venezuela.
There are Anteaters and monkies that are often seen
crossing the road though I haven''t seen them yet, you need to be around at the
crack of dawn, which is about 5AM here and I'm not! We have a little business to
carry out here, that's why we haven't left yet, but the more time we spend here
the more we like it.
It's amazing how propaganda stops people coming, so
many Cruisers come to Venezuela purely to escape the hurricanes of the Caribbean
but don't bother to check the place out, they listen to and spread so much
gossip without experiencing the places themselves. Everywhere here in the Golf
of Cariaco is safe or certainly safer than any other Caribbean haunts, but
people have this 'thing' fixed in their alledged brain that Venezuela is
dangerous so don't go there. They are missing so much, of course there are one
or two places to avoid as in any big country, so don't go THERE! but everywhere
else give a try, you will not be disapointed.
I do understand the problem, we had this bug in our
brain when we first arrived in Venezuela, we felt nervous though we had less
reason to feel nervous than anywhere else we'd been, but it nagged. In Cuba we
walked streets that were dirty and getto like, with kids and teenagers in the
streets at midnight, we had no concern because the ' danger bug' hadn't been
planted for Cuban cities. Now though, we have spent some considerable time in
Venezuela and travelled to many parts and found pretty much everywhere we've
been to be safe, beautiful and interesting.
So any Crusiers reading this, visit Venezuela,
avoid the known troublespots of course, but checkout all the bays and anchorages
in the Golf of Cariaco, Margarita too is ok, Puerto De La Cruz is a good place
to visit but don't stay there, come and anchor in the Golf or Mochima,
or Westwards to Caraballeda and Ocumare. I written much on my
experiences in Venezuela in blogs and newspaper articles, so hopefully this will
encourage others to visit and see the delights. It's not a place you can spend a
couple of week in though, it's too big but if you spend a season here avoid the
temptation of following the masses to Puerto De La Cruz, try anywhere but!
Of course if you speak Spanish it helps open more
doors, but Venezuelan people are very friendly and inviting so even with little
or no Spanish a good time will be had.
In the photos you see Swen loading his Pizza oven,
his parrot Roberto that was given to him when it was only a few days old. Then
Jean Marc with the 'Fez' during a party at his house, a photo of his daughter
'Januaria' with Yvonne and a group photo of us all including Jean Marcs
wife Yoleda, Swedish Kenneth and Swens wife/partner Eva (who wasn't looking down
at the camera) Our doggy mate Mango, he looks like a boxer but is very
big and strong and is actually a Boxer Rottwieler cross, lovely
dog.
Next week we hope to go to Cumana for night,
not that we like the Marina there but its a convenient place to shop and stop
en-route to Margarita. We need to check out a few prices and buy some bits and
pieces for our new project.
Our travelling companions Chris and Tony aboard
'Waylander' will be back soon so we'll meet up hopefully back in the Golf. We
can discuss each others projects, we both miss their company especially when
there is so much going on to share. We'll have a lot to talk about before we
then fly back to the UK and Spain for a long Christmas visit with the
family.
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