April 5, 2007
Day 554
Today it was time to see the Brazilian side of Iguacu Falls. At the entrance was a museum explaining the history of the falls and the ongoing effort to protect the area's phenomenal nature. It was a nice introduction to the falls and everything was written in Portuguese, English,… Read More »
April 4, 2007
Day 553
It was already time to leave Argentina, so we decided to do a bit of shopping early this morning. My mom wanted to get some mate (the tea made from yerba leaves that Argentines are always drinking), and she was overwhelmed by the number of choices. They really take… Read More »
April 3, 2007
Day 552
It had been nearly a year since I last went to Iguazu Falls, but the flashbacks began as soon as I left the hotel with my mom and dad this morning. The bus station, the ride past the five-star resorts on the way to the park, all of the… Read More »
April 2, 2007
Day 551
I got up early this morning to meet my parents at the Rio de Janeiro airport. Based on how long it took to get here the other day, I figured the bus ride would take an hour, plus I had to allow another hour for the bus to come… Read More »
March 30, 2007
Day 548
Francisco is going to school for his master's degree, and today I met him there for lunch. I paid a fixed price and got to load my plate with food. It was a great deal. Francisco also showed me the robotics and computer labs. The facilities were really nice,… Read More »
March 29, 2007
Day 547
I know Salvador and Rio look far apart on the map, but when I heard that the bus for that leg of my journey would take twenty-six hours, the lifeforce got sucked right out of me. When I inquired and found out that a $100 price tag would accompany… Read More »
March 25-28, 2007
Day 543-546
I decided I'd had enough of Salvador and headed to Praia do Forte, yet another cookie cutter-beach resort town on Brazil's NE coast. Accommodation was supposed to be expensive, so I headed for the campground. The only problems with this were that I was the only camper and would… Read More »
March 24, 2007
Day 542
The center of Salvador is a pretty crazy place. You have prostitutes right outside of fine dining establishments, women in pretty white dresses selling fatteningly delicious traditional African food in plazas surrounded by at least three cathedrals, hippies selling hand-made hemp necklaces and bracelets in front of high-end jewelry… Read More »
March 23, 2007
Day 541
I had been drinking river water the last few days in Chapada Diamantina. It looked like a dirty red color to me, but the guides drank it and said it was clean. I'm not saying they were necessarily wrong, but today a nasty stomach illness gradually developed inside me.… Read More »
March 22, 2007
Day 540
The last few days were nice and cool, but that was bound to change. The clouds that had been covering the area suddenly disappeared this morning and Lencois became an oven. Just standing outside left me covered in a ball of sweat.
I was thinking of visiting some caves… Read More »
