Correntine, Guyana
There is only one real road in Guyana and it runs along the coast. Currently, its undergoing repair and re-paving. The road engineer for the job happened to come to the temple out of curiosity. He was from Canada and was looking forward to finishing his job here. He enjoyed temple food.
Who else did we meet? There was a rather dishevelled looking fellow who read the article in the paper. “Hey man, I read about you. You’re doin’ this for the oneness of the world? Right? You keep it up, man!”
Another fellow was lying on the road totally passed out. I asked the people next door if he’s okay?
“He’s okay!” they reassured me.
“Too much rum?”
“Yes, too much rum!” so they said. “Don’t worry!”
Clouds up ahead drew our interest. How many avatars of God could we see formed as clouds? And so we played this game. We found a pig (Varaha), an elephant and something resembling a fish. Two companions joined Rupa and I and in this way our journey became even more transcendental apart from our singing as we moved along.
A gas station owner converted his neat and tidy garage into a greeting for the local monks and myself. People came with their children to hear chants, philosophy and stories from the road. The program ended with a fabulous feast.
22km
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