{"id":5360,"date":"2018-08-19T18:14:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T22:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2018-08-19T20:21:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T00:21:21","slug":"back-to-suriname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=5360","title":{"rendered":"Back to Suriname"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5361\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5361\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB61A04D-BCB6-41B3-94B2-656103981854-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB61A04D-BCB6-41B3-94B2-656103981854-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB61A04D-BCB6-41B3-94B2-656103981854-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB61A04D-BCB6-41B3-94B2-656103981854-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drempel, the Dutch word for speed bump &#8211; you see a LOT of them in Suriname<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I spent the week in Paramaribo, flying down Monday and returning Saturday. The flight back was grueling, leaving the hotel at 2:30AM and not getting home until 7:30 PM &#8211; but I made it! It was a great trip and we got a lot done.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5362\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5362\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4B7626FF-C54C-4412-BEE0-035622466DE3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4B7626FF-C54C-4412-BEE0-035622466DE3-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4B7626FF-C54C-4412-BEE0-035622466DE3-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4B7626FF-C54C-4412-BEE0-035622466DE3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4B7626FF-C54C-4412-BEE0-035622466DE3.jpeg 1937w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fruit stand, Paramaribo<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5363\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5363\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2ED64164-B4D1-4DC3-A241-020A0F5812E0-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2ED64164-B4D1-4DC3-A241-020A0F5812E0-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2ED64164-B4D1-4DC3-A241-020A0F5812E0-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2ED64164-B4D1-4DC3-A241-020A0F5812E0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving Paramaribo in the wee hours of the morning<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re so happy Rick and Claire are living in DC! Claire went back to England to see her family for a few weeks, but Rick came over for lunch last Saturday and spent the afternoon just hanging out with us. Today we all went to Great Falls and walked along the Potomac and the canal for a couple of hours &#8211; it was a beautiful day. We saw lots of great blue herons and turtles along the way, and deer on the way home!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5370\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5370\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3548579C-6B24-44A1-92B7-1909484BEA7B-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3548579C-6B24-44A1-92B7-1909484BEA7B-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3548579C-6B24-44A1-92B7-1909484BEA7B-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3548579C-6B24-44A1-92B7-1909484BEA7B.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5367\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5367\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A-298x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A-298x300.jpeg 298w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A-768x774.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A-1016x1024.jpeg 1016w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/BA57F121-6076-43BD-ADA7-26F24325717A.jpeg 1462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick and John at the falls<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5364\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5364\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/E122132B-1CBD-4219-AA0B-74383E9D3ED8-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/E122132B-1CBD-4219-AA0B-74383E9D3ED8-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/E122132B-1CBD-4219-AA0B-74383E9D3ED8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/E122132B-1CBD-4219-AA0B-74383E9D3ED8.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the canal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5365\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5365\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CF7801B2-39AD-424D-B28B-5FB1FF7402B6-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CF7801B2-39AD-424D-B28B-5FB1FF7402B6-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CF7801B2-39AD-424D-B28B-5FB1FF7402B6-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CF7801B2-39AD-424D-B28B-5FB1FF7402B6.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the canal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5366\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5366\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1D3DEDDC-88B0-420C-BF9D-55BCE723E87B-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1D3DEDDC-88B0-420C-BF9D-55BCE723E87B-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1D3DEDDC-88B0-420C-BF9D-55BCE723E87B-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1D3DEDDC-88B0-420C-BF9D-55BCE723E87B-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1D3DEDDC-88B0-420C-BF9D-55BCE723E87B.jpeg 1958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Along the canal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5368\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5368\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/A65DEDFC-8C86-4BD5-B134-16125775415D-300x291.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/A65DEDFC-8C86-4BD5-B134-16125775415D-300x291.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/A65DEDFC-8C86-4BD5-B134-16125775415D-768x745.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/A65DEDFC-8C86-4BD5-B134-16125775415D-1024x993.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/A65DEDFC-8C86-4BD5-B134-16125775415D.jpeg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Rick<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5369\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5369\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5A7830A4-A0D6-41E2-973C-9ED370D06DA4-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5A7830A4-A0D6-41E2-973C-9ED370D06DA4-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5A7830A4-A0D6-41E2-973C-9ED370D06DA4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5A7830A4-A0D6-41E2-973C-9ED370D06DA4.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rick at the falls<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent the week in Paramaribo, flying down Monday and returning Saturday. The flight back was grueling, leaving the hotel at 2:30AM and not getting home until 7:30 PM &#8211; but I made it! It was a great trip and we got a lot done. We\u2019re so happy Rick and Claire are living in DC! 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