Around The Next Bend: The Rivers And Indians Of Guyana And Venezuela

AROUND THE NEXT BEND A Journey by sailboat through the rivers of Guyana and Venezuela Illustrated by 96 photographs. Bernie and Yvonne Katchor have been adventuring and exploring for 44 years aboard their sailboats. 'Around the next Bend' is the beguiling story of their very favourite, but testing, seven-month journey along many rivers of Guyana and Venezuela, South America. This daunting expedition, has many difficulties and dangers. Exploring where few have ever been as far as 500 kilometres upstream, meeting many peoples rarely, if ever, visited by Caucasians, certainly not ones arriving on a sailboat. In Venezuela communications with Amerindian tribes was challenging due to native languages but in Guyana the Indians spoke perfect English giving access to in depth discussions enabling a full understanding of the complex culture including the use of flora and fauna. The author demonstrates a gentle discourse with all he meets and his Australian sense of humour predominates.