Wild, wild, wet

Wake-up call at 5:30 was brutal. But Sylvia and I were ready by 6:00 to see some animals. We saw…

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Ship ahoy

We survived the night in our little windowless closet. In the end it was not so bad. Nobody has died…

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Leaving Lencois

Today is a travel day again. We are leaving Lencois and are going back to Salvador. So no tour today,…

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Trekking in Parque Nacional Chapada Diamantina

We started Friday with a wonderful breakfast. A large and bountiful buffet was waiting for us in the middle of…

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend

What a difference a day makes or rather a night. We passed a peaceful and uneventful night in the Villa…

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Up north to Salvador, Bahia State

We had a relaxed evening with Rod, driving around Rio in the early evening and he showed us Barra. Another…

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Sambadrome & the girls from Ipanema

We didn’t meet up with Rod and his family cause we already had a delay getting on the metro. Just…

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Cristo Redentor

We had a lovely evening with Rod’s family and enjoyed seafood risotto and some kind of vegetarian risotto. Rod’s family…

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Rio, hot & sweaty

We made it through the first night with a lot of tossing and turning. At least I did, Sylvia just…

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On the way to Rio

My friend Sylvia came with the cab at 5:10 to pick me up. Had a really short night cause was…

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