Our ship landed at the port of La Guaira, Venezuelas, which was the capital city. Venezuela was bordered by Colombia to the west and southwest; Brazil to the south and southeast; Guyana to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the north. Venezuela had a population of around 21 million people, about 20% of whom lived in Caracas and were of European, Indian, and African ancestry. Venezuela was the richest nation in Latin America. It was the largest oil producer in the world.
Spanish was the official language.
Charlene, Grandpa, Matt, Kelsey, and I took the 4-wheel drive coastal adventure. It was the 'Romancing the Stone' like tour. We took this Land Rover jeep through the mountains to Los Caracas. We stopped at this village where we were able to have a boa constrictor snake wrapped around our neck. Charlene, Kelsey, and I did that and got our pictures taken. Then, we stopped at this awesome beach where the undertoe was high. The waves were huge and could carry you out to sea if you weren't careful. I've never seen such intense waves in my life. Then, we stopped in this fishing village of La Sabana. Then, we went to this natural river pool where Grandpa accidentally dropped my camera in the water. Luckily, this kid got in to fetch it. But, the camera didn't work. It was quite a bumpy ride back. We had a man and his son from New York on our jeep.
Mom and Grandma went on the city tour of Caracas which was a 45 minute drive one way from our boat. Mom and I skipped the formal dinner and had pizza in the pizzeria on the boat. It was delicious.
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