Brasil 2013- Outtakes

If there was one thing that there was never a lack of it was humor!!!

High Five- One of my favorite pics I took the entire trip!

Nice to meet you

How Dainty

Really Malek? Love you.

Someone's going in the pool....

Chicken Wing

Yep, it's a universal thing

Quick, hide the evidence

 No, look over here....

...no, over here

Will never forget the extra lanes that motorcyclists get- aka the dotted line

 "You guys need to take the pictures one at a time"-Brianna

 Your door's locked

 Door's still locked.....

 .....still locked, Brianna, hurry up and get of the shower and get us the door key..

I'll just sleep here then!

Days Eight, Nine and Ten-- Are We There Yet?

Day Eight

By this point I was beginning to feel rather homesick. We drive for about 5 hours to a city to spend the night.

 We settled into our room once again and headed on foot to find food, drink and entertainment. I walked one direction for a bit, found nothing, turned around, walked another to once again find nothing. This continued for about an hour and a half. Finally we went to an establishment which seemed similar to an outdoor diner in the United States.
We shared some dried meat and several pints of beer and talked about our lives and families at home. It was a great conversation with great company, but the city was underwhelming. I did not take my camera with me for this venture and many to follow, as I was beginning to get frustrated with life in general.

After we returned from our venture for drinks and dinner we walked back to our hotel just in the nick of time. As we reached the front entrance it began to down pour so Brianna and I decided to dance in the rain! No pics of this though, sorry.

Day Nine

Back in the Fiat..... another 5 hours of driving. Finally, we reached the water park and our hotel for the night.  we reluctantly unpacked our bags once again and headed to the water park. 

Day Ten- Get me out of here!

More driving, this time back to Brasilia for the night before our flight. We stayed and a very scary, very buggy and very dirty hostile in Brasilia. No one had a restful night's sleep, I even heard crying in the night. :( Professor Ana Rosa and Traveler Tom could tell we needed out of that joint so they arranged for us to go out to dinner in Brasilia. We sat and enjoyed each other's company over that last meal and of course shared many good laughs!

First thing in the morning the power went out in a lightening storm and we had to take freezing showers in the dark. By this point we were all getting pretty snippy with each other. We made it to the airport several hours before our flight and finally made it on board our first flight! We all began to get giddy that we would be home in about 24 hours!

Upon arriving in Miami Amy, Brianna, Sarah and I sought out to find some good old fashioned American greasy food! Mission accomplished! 'Merica!

Day Seven- Road Trip- Pirenopolis or Bust

After loading ourselves into the faithful Fiat once again we headed to the Food Festival 6 hours away in Pirenoplis. The landscape here changes very quickly from very flat to rolling valleys, to fast mountains in a matter of minutes. Breathtaking.








About 30 minutes from our destination we came across a waterfall in the distance.


















We made it! Checked in to our rooms and headed downtown on foot to explore. I think I got some of my best shots of the trip in Pirenopolis!

The image above is of the Food Festival. The streets were lined with tables for all of the local restaurants. We sat and dined, and drank and after about two hours the music began. There was a combination of Brazilian and American music, including a Michael Jackson's Billie Jean dance competition. The winner of the competition came around and introduced himself to everyone.

Later in the evening we wondered into a bar to order a drink and discovered that the bartender has once lived in White River Junction Vermont! Small world!!!

Day Six- Far Off From the Beat and Path- Sao Jorge

Today we packed up our two Fiat and  of course the Chevy headed for the open road! We rode for about 3 and a half hours before reaching the majestic town of Sao Jorge. We traveled for about 10 kilometers on a very dusty back road. I was told that the overall population could not be more than 1,000. In the 12 hours we were there, I think it's fair to say we met almost all of them! What a wonderfully quant town!

Our Dusty Steed

The Hotel We Stayed at In Sao Jorge

Before we even settled in the Traveling Ladies began walking through the town square in search of adventure, and souvenirs. We walked up and down the streets and go to know our surroundings.

Brianna and Amy exploring the town!

Traveler Tom resting his eyes

After meeting up with Henrique, Tom and Andre the 6 of us made our way down a bag-candle-lit path to a wonderful Risotto restaurant. After 6 pints of beer, 2 salads, 2 Risotto dishes, and 3 desserts served family style we enjoyed the night sky and our surroundings. What a wonderful night! By far my favorite evening since we got to Brasil.

Candle on the Candle Lit Path to the Restaurant

The sky at the restaurant

Art is so heavily engrained in art. Even the ashtrays are beautiful!