- Live From The Road
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- Events in 2006
- Caribbean 13 June: Grenada
- Caribbean 12 June: Grenada
- Caribbean 9 June: St. Kitts and Nevis
- Caribbean 7 June: Antigua
- Caribbean 6 June: Puerto Rico to Antigua
- Caribbean 4 June: Puerto Rico
- Caribbean 2 June: St. Lucia
- Caribbean 31 May - 1 June: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Caribbean 30 May: Trinidad and Tobago
- Caribbean 28 May: Suriname
- Caribbean 27 May: Suriname
- Caribbean 25 May: Guyana
- Caribbean 24 May: Guyana
- Caribbean 23 May: Guyana
- Caribbean 22 May: Barbados
- Caribbean 20-21 May: Barbados
- Caribbean 19 May St. Thomas
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Caribbean 24 May: Guyana
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Planes, boats, automobiles and of course feet were the chosen mode of transport today. We started out in a six seater charter flight where Homagni had to sit in the co-pilots seat. We flew about 40 minutes to Charity and then proceeded to run back toward Georgetown.
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Jitavrata shares a moment with one of the many well wishers we met along the roadway as we ran from Charity in the North of Guyana to Georgetown the capital.
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We had lots of help relaying the torch over the 40 mile this group were with us for about 7 miles and they ran at a very good pace.
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This young girls was a member of the Georgetown Netball team who accompanied us into town.
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A well uniformed soccer team carried the torch over the floating bridge just outside Georgetown.
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The hindu temple provided runners celebrating the multifaith aspect of the
world Harmony Run.
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At one point we had cross Essequibo River. The transport of choice was a wooden speedboat and the weather was inclement (to say the least). We managed to stay dry taking shelter underneath vinyl blankets.
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A local UNDP youth chapter joined us for a few miles.
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Along the way we met with the regional chairman who joined us for a few miles.
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The runners sang a lilting song for us about the beauty and nobility of the country and its people.
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Running past one of the many rice paddies which provided the majority of the backdrop as we journeyed through the country today.
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