Day 01 - Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - Flight - Denver to Atlanta
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Day 02 - Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - Flight - Atlanta to São Paulo, Brasil Atlanta was covered in a torrential downpour when we boarded our flight DL105 to Sao Paulo at 8:45pm. The gate agent had alerted us to the procedures and we were lucky to be whisked through the jet way and we were the first to enter the plane. We found our seats, settled in, and we were welcomed by our ...
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Day 02 - Thursday, July 30, 2009 - Family - São Paulo, Brasil Even though the time difference between Colorado and Sao Paulo is three hours, we woke up at 7:00 as usual. We had breakfast with coffee, the warm Brazilian bread that I love, and fresh bananas and tangerines. I went out to get a weather reading and found that it was 57º and 100% humidity. I had never seen this ...
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Day 02 - Friday, July 31, 2009 - Family – Aldeia da Serra and the City of São Paulo, Brasil After our late night of pizza and fun family connections, we slept well and did not wake up until after 8:00. Tia’s home is so well built; you do not hear others in the house. We had breakfast with Tia Isa, Bob, and Renata. Renata had stopped at the bakery to bring the fresh bread – we ...
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Day 05 - Saturday, August 1, 2009 - Churrasco – Aldeia da Serra We saw the sun today! The weather was great; a beautiful winter day at the Aldeia! The temperatures were in the mid 60s and it was not as humid. After our breakfast with Tia and Bob, the manicurist came to spend the day with the family. First she worked on Tia, then Paula, Lia, and Luciana had their turn getting ...
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Day 06- Sunday, August 2, 2009 - Flight from São Paulo to Campo Grande and drive to Fazenda Xaraés, Mato Groso do Sul Our alarm did not go off at 5:35 but Gennie was awake and up so we were on schedule. We took our showers, finished packing, and were ready for breakfast at 6:15. Tia was already for us with fresh bread, coffee, bananas, yogurt, and papaya. Because of the flu ...
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Day 07 - Monday, August 3, 2009 – Posada Xaraés The day begins and it gets light about 6:15 here on the flat expanse of the Pantanal. The Hyacinth Macaws were squawking as they flew in pairs over the tree tops. We took cool showers – the soap in this Eco-Tourism lodge is very different – good for the environment, but not easy to use. Breakfast was at 7:30 and then we were ready ...
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Day 08 - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Pousada Xaraés We began our day at 5:40 with showers and breakfast just as the light was breaking in the east. There were several more people here today at the lodge, a gentleman from Curitiba and a couple from New Zealand. At 7:00 we joined Silvana and another guide Bruna, along with Barriga, our driver and Sophia who was in charge of opening ...
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Day 09 - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 – Drive to Boca da Onça and then to Bonito The only other thing up this morning at 3:50 am was the moon! We took a quick shower, finished packing, and then we had a very light breakfast of toast and coffee. Our new driver Claudio had arrived last night to take us on the next leg of our journey. We left the Pousada right on time at ...
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Day 10 - Thursday, August 6, 2009 – Gruta do Lago Azul and Cachoeiras da Estância Mimosa Sleeping well helps to start our day well. The alarm went off at 6:15 and we were ready for breakfast at 7:00. The sky was blue and it was looking promising for another beautiful day. It was 64º and 70% humidity. Claudio and Rogério were waiting for us at the portico for our drive to the ...
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Day 11 - Friday, August 7, 2009 – Snorkeling on the Rio da Prata We woke up before the alarm went off at 6:15, took our showers, and packed our gear for our day of snorkeling with the fish on the Rio da Prata. The weather forecast was for showers today but it was another beautiful day in Bonito. The temperature was 72º and the humidity was 83%. Claudio and Rogério came to the ...
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Day 12 - Saturday, August 8, 2009 – Reserva Ecológica Baía Bonita Today was our open day, free to do whatever we wanted to plan. Bob decided to go on a repelling expedition and the rest of us went with Rogėrio to the Reserva Ecologic Baía Bonita on another snorkeling adventure. We did not have to leave until 8:00 so we slept in until 6:30, got ready, had our breakfast, and ...
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Day 13 - Sunday, August 9, 2009 – Drive from Bonito and then flight from Campo Grande to São Paulo. Father’s Day in Brazil We woke up at 5:30 and showered. We packed the remainder of our luggage, and had breakfast before Claudio picked us up at 7:00 to drive to the airport in Campo Grande. The weather had changed drastically. It was cold with low clouds, and by the time we left ...
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Day 14 - Monday, August 10, 2009 – Morning Shopping in Alphaville and Afternoon in São Paulo We woke up to sunshine at the Aldeia and had our café da manhã, breakfast, with Tia and Renata. The day was cool with a light breeze. Renata suggested that we go to São Paulo to the Cemitério da Consolação in the center of the city after we did a little shopping at Alphaville. Tia ...
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Day 15 and Day 16 - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 & Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – Day at the Aldeia, Flight from São Paulo to Atlanta and then on to Denver. Home to Monument, CO We spent the last day of our Brazil adventure with Tia and the family. Victor and Desie came to say good-bye to us, Renata and her children stopped by on their way to São Paulo, and Lia’s girls spent the afternoon ...
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