We sped past the edge of the waterfall to align to the runway. We are in luck. We can alight!!

We are still in the plane. This is how majestic it looked from the aerial view.

As seen from the single prop plane on our way to the Kaieteur Falls

As far as the eyes go, it is just green and green. You can see how the mountains have vertical cliffs – looking like tables. But they are wrapped all around with green, verdant trees. In fact, the only break in the green canopy are the rivers that flow like silver ribbons thru the green carpet.

It is actually a floating bridge and opens up to let large ships pass. Built in 1978, it was designed to last ten years. It is still operational today although a new, modern one is being built next to it.

The grey building with the pool visible is the hotel I am staying in.

This is the smaller airport.

I do not do well with small, confined places. But sure as heck am hoping that we are not turned back. Having come all the way here, it would be a shame not to see the falls.

My boarding pass in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan was a simple blank card. It was a normal boarding card except nothing was written. I had to just show the blank card. In Dalanzadgad, Mongolia, at least they had written my name by hand.

Jumping on the 43rd airlines of my life, this is all I got as a boarding pass. A small chit of paper with the flight number and equipment number written on it!!

Reputed to be one of the most powerful falls in the world – given its height and volume of water, Kaieteur Falls is way inside the Amazon rainforest a few miles away from the Brazilian border.

You have to stack up five Niagara Falls on top of the other to match the height!

That is our target today. Whether we can make it or not depends upon the weather there. The last ten days it has been raining up there and flights have had to turn back.

Let’s see what is in store for us today!