Stayed overnight on this small island on the mighty Essequibo River, southwest of Georgetown. To get there I took three boats and a taxi between ports or “stellings.” On the island the guide spotted two sloths I could see from our kayak, but from the skiff cruise around dusk we saw thousands of congregating parrots and other tropical birds on “Parrot Island,” as well as amazing swarms of hundreds or thousands swallows flying in unison high above the river then swooping at extreme speed before settling on another nearby island. Also visited a nearby Amerindian village, with several fishing boats under repair or construction using local wood.
