Kite Flying at the Seawall, Georgetown, Guyana

I traveled to Guyana in April of 2004, arriving on Easter weekend, which meant most of the shops were closed in Georgetown and people were spending time with family at home.  There was constant rain, which confined me to my room in the Hotel Tower, where I drank Carib beer and watched Brian Lara smack his 400 not out against England in Antigua on TV.

But the rain stopped on Easter Monday and all of Georgetown gathered at the seawall -- the northern coastline of the city where the muddy Demerara River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.  The Easter tradition is to fly kites and enjoy a street fair with rides, games, and cotton candy.