Day 131

Morro Sao Paulo, Brazil

Okay, okay....we were suppose to leave two days ago....but its just sooooo nice here! We have lost all motivation and if we do not find some inspiration soon.....someone might have to come and fetch us! Any volunteers??????

Anyway....last night was incredible. Originally we had intended to go into town for dinner, but our lazy bones voted for the mellow tranquility of our pousada instead. Quiet music on the surround sound, ocean breezes, great food and the super smiley waiter who does not speak a lick of English.....how can you resist.

In the middle of dinner, Phillipe came running over shouting "Go to the beach!"

We are foreign....so we listen....and along with the only two other dinners (honeymooners from Italy) we scurried to the beach.

There, in all its glory, was a full red moon. And as we stood in wonder the shadow began to slowly slide its way across until we had a 3/4 eclipse. Amazingly, I have never seen an eclipse before. This was not a bad one to start with. So serene, so peaceful, jazz sang in the background as we all sat in wonder letting our food get cold.

This morning we decided we wanted to go snorkling. Phillipe said there was a good spot, but it was a little far. He could provide us transportation. On Morro.....this is transportation.

But, even the horses could only take us for far before the mangroves overtook our path and we had to rely on our own feet.

Through the mangroves and across low tide on a wet and rocky coral reef. This prooved to be a bit of a wardrobe problem........You see, for the horseback ride, I had worn the only pair of decent shoes I have not shipped home or simply disgarded. These were my black suede Merril sneakers.

I laughed to myself.....in my former life "wrong shoes" meant that the particular shade of gold just did not accent the dress very well. Today, it meant very water logged feet that were an effort to pick up again and again across rocky terrain!

I guess combining horseback ridding with snorkling can be akin to going out clubbing straight after work: You are bound to be dressed inappropriately for one or the other!

Through much effort, we made it to the spot.......too bad there were no fish!

But, the adventure was fun. As parents, Rich and I just delight in watching Bryce explore his world. We stopped for every crab, shell, or leaf along the way!