Watookacoffeeshop's Weblog http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com Watooka a Fine Place to Grow Up Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/4ad94a7edbe945a4c3109f351e1242a1?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Watookacoffeeshop's Weblog http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com John den Hartog Photo Update http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/john-den-hartog-photo-update/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/john-den-hartog-photo-update/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:17:52 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/?p=491 ]]>

John has secretly given us an update from his 1994 photo collection taken on his family visit to Guyana. He has some iconic imagery there. This one of the Watooka Day School, shown below, is my favorite.

Click image below to go to slide show.

Watooka Day School, 1994 MacKenzie, Guyana

Photos from 1994 John den Hartog on Flickr

]]> http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/john-den-hartog-photo-update/feed/ 0 rveWong Watooka Day School, 1994 MacKenzie, Guyana Modern MacKenzie Photo Collection http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/modern-mackenzie-photo-collection/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/modern-mackenzie-photo-collection/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:07:58 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/?p=474 ]]>

Just found a great collection of photo’s showing Modern MacKenzie/Linden. Click photo to go to the collection from GuyMine on Facebook. Now, if only they would give us full screen images.

Ferry across the Demerara River, Linden, Guyana

Modern MacKenzie oops Linden, photo from GuyMine on Facebook

The boys were making a video documentary, now lets see if anyone can find it.

]]> http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/modern-mackenzie-photo-collection/feed/ 0 rveWong Ferry across the Demerara River, Linden, Guyana The Life of Bauxite http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/the-life-of-bauxite/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/the-life-of-bauxite/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:23:27 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/?p=469 ]]>

I’ve put together a photo essay of the life of Bauxite, click photo to jump to the page.

Dragline removing Overburden to get at the Bauxite ore, MacKenzie, British Guiana

Dragline removing Overburden to get at the Bauxite ore

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Interesting contrast.

Ituni, British Guiana

Ituni Pool back then maybe 1960

Ituni, Guyana

Ituni Pool 2009, photo keith4709 on Flickr

Ituni Guest House, Guyana

Ituni Guest House 2007, photo keith4709 on Flickr

John den Hartog sends this link of some more Ituni news.

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Check out the High Resolution version, lots of detail. Best photo yet of the plant. Where is all the dust? Can’t be operating at much capacity.

Bauxite Plant, MacKenzie, British Guiana

The Bauxite Plant 2008, photo Royaldds on Flickr

]]> http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/the-plant/feed/ 0 rveWong Bauxite Plant, MacKenzie, British Guiana Off to Watooka Day School http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/off-to-watooka-day-school/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/off-to-watooka-day-school/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:27:22 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/off-to-watooka-day-school/ ]]>

That sure doesn’t look the way I remember and it’s not that my memory is failing.

Watooka 2008 (photo by JimB on Flickr)

Photo by JimB on flickr

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Choo Kang's General Store

Photo by Pauline on flickr

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Guess who’s old house?

Watooka 2008 (photo by JimB on Flickr)

Photo by JimB on flickr

]]> http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/modern-day-watooka-2/feed/ 1 rveWong John Forbes Checks In from Down Under http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/john-forbes-checks-in-from-down-under/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/john-forbes-checks-in-from-down-under/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:30:48 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/?p=412 ]]>

Trekking Iceland or Greenland

The full set of pictures is on the Watooka section at flickr. To see them you need to have a free flickr account and to be my flickr “Friend”.

]]> http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/john-forbes-checks-in-from-down-under/feed/ 0 rveWong Guyana at the New York Times http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/guyana-at-the-new-york-times/ http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/guyana-at-the-new-york-times/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:36:44 +0000 rvewong http://watookacoffeeshop.wordpress.com/?p=408 ]]>

I’ve just read some decent articles from the New York Times located…

Guyana’s Capital, Tropical Victorian

Venezuela and Guyana to Improve Alerts After Border Incursion

40 Million Acres of Rain Forest for the Greenest Bidder

Brazil, Guyana and rainforest emissions credits

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