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𝐊𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 # ❿ 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑, 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 🌴🏖️🐊

𝐊𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 # ❿ 𝚆𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑, 𝚂𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 🌴🏖️🐊

September 2019 · 4 min read · Para


ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴇɴᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴄʀᴏᴄᴏᴅɪʟᴇ-ᴘʀᴏᴏғ 🐊 ᴄᴀɢᴇ❓

⚠️ CAUTION ⚠️
@justinparke ɪs ᴀ ʜᴏʀʀᴇɴᴅᴏᴜs ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ʙʟᴏɢ.
ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ғᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ 👃 ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴇ sᴛᴏʟᴇ ғʀᴜɪᴛ 🍍 ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ғʀᴇᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋғᴀsᴛ ʙᴜғғᴇᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴏᴡ ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴏʟ 🏊🎱 ᴡᴀs ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴏsᴇs ᴡᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ʏᴏɢᴀ 🧘 sᴇssɪᴏɴs.

🙅‍♂️  𝐍𝐎𝐓  𝐎𝐔𝐑  𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍  🚫

Waiting at the bushalte 🚏🚍

     @Sreypov and I have been planning for months to go to ColaKreek, and finally had the free-time to attempt it. Our google machine💻 told us there were two buses leaving from Paramaribo; 5:00am and 8:00am, and one returning from ColaKreek at 5:00pm. We sat out early in the morning determined to catch the 8am bus.

We didn't ride the yellow school bus 🚌

     We arrived about 7am in downtown Paramaribo in the general area where many buses depart to destinations outside the city. Unfortunately for us the bus to Colakreek was nowhere to be found 😕, and time was running out. A local taxi driver recommended we take a bus to White Beach instead. It was right in front of us and leaving in a minute.

Outside and ready for adventure 🚪🚶🏽‍♀️

     Needing an adventure 🏊🏽‍♀️, we sat off not knowing exactly where to or how far. We had traveled maybe 45 minutes when the bus driver shouted 🗣️ to us we'd arrived, otherwise we would've stayed on the bus assuming White Beach was the final stop. Luckily the journey wasn't long, but we certainly didn't arrive at an "ocean" beach.

👟  𝐆𝐎  𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇  𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖  🚰

(left) Modest rooms for accommodation 🛋️🛏️ (right) @Sreypov/Sakana beachward bound ⛱️🚶🏽‍♀️


     We wandered around for a few seconds before also realizing the beach was within the private property of Caribo Beach Resort.This beach was a "river" beach, a pleasant surprise 😮, because we prefer freshwater. We approached the kiosk to make sure it was the right location as we didn't see any "White Beach" signs. The staff assured us we'd arrived at the right place, and then collected the swimming fees of 10 SRD (💲1.25) per child and 20 SRD (💲2.50) per adult.


@Sreypov playing "Sjoelen" - a Dutch game similar to shuffleboard


Sakana mesmerized by the koi pond 👀🐠

     We took a quick tour before settling under the only free shady spot 🌴 available. There were shade huts available for 20 SRD (💲2.50) per day, affordable by most people's standards. I can assure you the Khmerican Family Abroad weren't the only cheapskates ⛸️ at White beach; 8 Surinamers piled their stuff under a tree on the ground like us.


@Sreypov scouting for crocodiles 🕵️🐊


A fair warning for sunset ⚠️

     When Sreypov noticed there was a football field sized cage surrounding the swimming area, she immediately asked, "Are we in the Amazon❓" I had to reassure her of our safety even though I don't personally know where there are and aren't crocs 🐊 in Suriname. Being close to the sea, we noticed a pretty extreme low tide from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, completely exposing the swimming cage.

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High tide ☝️ & low tide 👇


Sakan not impressed by trampolines 🙄

     The day went on til' sun fatigue 🥵 arose and we attempted to find some vegan fare 🍛. Unfortunately all that could be produced were 4 plates of fries 🍟 and some processed drinks 🧃. I was a bit surprised how such a wonderful place's kitchen and bar were so ill-equipped. Either way, it gave Sakana and Srey Yuu much needed trampoline fuel ⛽.


The struggle is real my friends 🥱


No energy for the playground left 😴

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     Sunburnt 🥵 and dehydrated 🥤, the girls got to see a Surinamer twerking 🍑 on top of a table just as evening was setting in. Not too excited to explain twerking to two traditionally raised Cambodian girls, I faked sleepiness and closed my eyes on the bus-ride back to Paramaribo.

     There's a time and a place to explain twerking and the slowly degrading state of international humanity 🌏👎 to two innocent and beautiful children, but it wasn't that day. There is nothing a 45-minute bus-ride can't make a sleepy 5-year old forget anyways, luckily.

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐒  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦.
𝐈 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓


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