Plaisance, Guyana
By the Sea Wall
Meeting the wind, ocean, clouds and
periodic sun is possible here at the sea wall.
Before daybreak, Rama Lila, Brihat and I took a trek along that
important wall of power. Keeping the
splashy and muddy waves of the South Atlantic waters at bay, is this wall.
The sea wall is a popular location for the
local fishermen. They had their boats
anchored, and were preparing to embark for a catch, with massive nets laid out
ready for spreading in the water.
I spotted at least two mongoose by the
wall. The mongoose was introduced to
Guyana, as in Fiji. The only difference
is that in Fiji there are no cobras or snakes at all for them to eat. The mongoose did, however, multiply like
crazy on those Fijian Islands, where they have practically no predators except
for humans.
Here, in South America, there’s no shortage
of snakes. Come to think of it, I feel
like a snake who is shedding his skin.
The sun, in these last few countries of South America I’ve travelled to,
is particularly intense, so guess what happens?
There’s a burn and then there’s a peeling of skin—actually a flaking
dynamic. This kind of thing happens to
us “white” folks, and the sun doesn’t discriminate whether you are a monk or
not.
Today was our last day of padayatra, and the cart with us chanters
penetrated through the marketplace in Plaisance. Merchants, vendors and shoppers really liked
the sound of the sacred kirtan. It added so much to the atmosphere, and under
the blazing sun, the mantra did
dominate.
This was the tenth year I’ve come for the
Guyana padayatra.
May the Source be with you!
6 km
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