One sentence summary: I don’t think any other port will be able to top Brazil.
I’ve never been good at telling stories in any engaging or entertaining way, I’ll sum up my Brazil experience in the following words and short phrases: Lencois, 6 hour bus rides, Nova Schin and Skol, eating non-recommended foods, bed bugs, the serpent dance, finding our shakras, NGO, bed bugs, Etto, strenuous vertical hikes, tans, sunburns, bungee jumping, naps, entertaining roommates, Lonely Planet phrasebook, the steakhouse, small Carnaval and big Carnaval, meat on a stick, bad salty pizza, great mashed potatoes, flash rain, rappelling, unsanitary baneiros, the non-existence of mass, Modelo Mercado, the supermercado, humidity and heat, the steakhouse, the wine, drama (not mine), not being robbed, Daniel, the hokey pokey, tasty ice cream, the finicky ATMs, stores running out of products, the urine attack, mas gringos, being mobbed by beggars and vendors, Mama Africa, learning to tolerate beer, Crocodilo, the horrible sandwiches, and the capital of Brazil is the United States of America.
Honestly, those of us on the indy Lencois trip all agree that our experience tops that of everyone else…I’m very happy to have found the Facebook group in advance to have participated in this. I hope the rest of our ports will be as engaging, enjoyable, and enriching as Brazil was.
Since parents love to see their kids mentioned, here’s a few in alphabetical order (by first name) that were part of my experience in Brazil: Alex G, Amelia H, Andrea M, Bennet P, Brenna O, Carliegh M, Cory S, Dave R, Halle S, Kevin F, Kim M, Korynn M, Leanna B, Liz M, Matt H, Monica B, Regina D, Rob S, Roberto L, Shelly L, Teddy M, Tiffany P, Tina M, Tom B
I’ve plugged the security hole in my image gallery software so all of the previously posted pics are available again. Brazil pictures to be up in a few days after I’ve had time to look them over….I took 266 pictures of my own, and after everyone gets their pictures on the intranet, we should have well over 1,000.