Ibis Caxias Do Sul

Santa Maria &#8211; 358kms &#8211; rain - 22 degrees - 3.11.09<br><br>A wild sort of a day today, starting with lightening, rain and fog. Trucks passing us the other way whooshed past us in a wake of wind and water. We were all wearing our full length rain suits, even though the temperature was often over 22 degrees. We thought we had most things covered as far as the driving rain was concerned, but obviously a few areas were left untucked because my ...

Drive to Salto do Jacuí. Full day guided visit and visit to two different types of agate mines: open pit and underground mine. Geodes, chalcedony and enhidros, as well as a variety of mineral specimens are featured. Overnight in Salto do Jacuí.

... to start their day and figure out all the fun that their going to have. It was obvious that this was their daily ritual. It's quite common to see animals walking down the street socializing with other animals just like people do; the sight of it makes it them seem all so human. Late last night there was a Bull walking down the street as I was leaving the restaurant, heading back to my hotel. I decided to just cross the street and let him be. He seemed okay with ...

These photos are of me preparing to start heading North ... Update: November 12, 2008 - How could I ever say goodbye. Not going to happen. These are pictures of my family in Brazil. Never will I ever say goodbye!!! I will see them again!

... I realize that I've been here many times in this life, each time becoming more aware and the reality becoming stronger. Each time after [a period of] waiting I made a choice to play a new song or direction and a few years would go by and [then] I would eventually end back here again trying to figure out the next song to play. The truth is that each time there was no desire to be the player. The desire and ...

Venâncio Aires - The schools are beginning their winter break this week (for you Americans, it's currently winter in Brazil), which for me means I will have a little more free time in the next three weeks. I plan on doing more exploring of South Brazil now that I can plan longer trips. Today I spent some time in Venâncio Aires (it's only a 45 minutes drive from Santa Cruz do Sul.) ... The birthplace / leading producer of ...

... have walked before, believe that it's there and eventually you just get there. Many times I thought, this is a little dangerous (not really ... more like my American need to always feel safe and secure) then I remembered my personal slogan: Live life as dangerously as possible. Live life totally, intensely, passionately, because except for life there is no other God-Bhagwan So glad I did ... and that I'm a decent climber. Afterwards in the ...

... fast I'm learning the language. Shooting Pool and possibly other things - Hung out this Thursday night at this bar in town with language teachers from two different schools for a night of beer, pool, and silly, yet very humorous conversation. Two of the people there were Americans teaching English here in Santa Cruz. Both were as wild as the wind, although in different ways. They reminded me of home. Best BBQ EVER - Had ...

... parque) today with my Portuguese teacher. There was an alligator, many different kinds of small monkeys, parrots and parakeets, and a really cool cave. I envisioned it as being an apartment complex of ancient times because there were so many different rooms on the inside. We walked through all the rooms inside the cave. I was impressed. I don't know if the raw nature here is in any way impressive to Brazilians ...

... er bra frokost her, grovt brod, melk, juice, korn +++ Frukt er godt Vann er viktig Vi har det bra Loepene har bydd paa mye jungel, mye gjerder og mye beitemark. skogen er veldig merkelig aa loepe i, og det gjoer at vi blir slaatt av brasilianerne. Det liker jeg ikke saa godt,saa paa VM haaper jeg at vi kan dominere litt mer... Men det blir ikke lett!!