Tuesday, September 22, 2009

BRAZIL PART 3: MANAUS & THE AMAZON

IT WAS SO HOT IN THE AMAZON! 

RYAN MADE ME CARRY ALL THE LUGGAGE






SUCH GOOD CHURROS, THEY PUT CHOCOLATE OR CARMEL DOWN THE CENTER


ON THE AMAZON RIVER CLOSE TO THE MEETING OF THE WATERS. FLYING IN WAS SO COOL BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE TWO RIVERS MEET UP BUT DON'T MIX FOR MILES



I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT MY CLOTHES








OUR HOTEL IN THE AMAZON


SITTING WITH MY FEET IN THE WATER...A LITTLE NERVOUS


RYAN KILLING THE BUGS IN MY NET, HE HATES BUGS!


NOT SO SURE ABOUT STRANGERS SLEEPING THIS CLOSE TO ME!


YES, WE SWAM IN THE AMAZON RIVER. NO WE DIDN'T GET ATTACKED BY PIRANAHAS. BUT THEY WERE DEFINITELY THERE, AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A LITTLE CREEPY




A PIRAHANA SOMEONE CAUGHT THAT NIGHT...I TOLD YOU THEY WERE THERE!



MORE PHASE 10..NOT MUCH TO DO DURING A THUNDERSTORM EXCEPT TRY TO HIDE FROM THE BUGS


SO PROUD OF HIS MOSQUITO NET


SLEEPING IN HERE WAS INTERESTING, AT FIRST I WAS SCARED OF BUGS SO WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT I TURNED MY FLASHLIGHT ON TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO BUGS IN WITH ME! BUT THEN WHEN I FELT LIKE I WAS SAFE INSIDE MY NET I STARTED WONDERING ABOUT WHAT OTHER KIND OF ANIMALS COULD COME INTO MY BED. THATS WHEN I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS FAR FROM THE DOOR SO IF A SNAKE SNUCK IN THEY HAD A LOT OF OTHERS TO CHOSE FROM FIRST!







AARON AND I GETTING READY TO EAT A GRUB...AKUNA MATATA!


OH NO, WE'RE LOST!




AND HERE IS THE VIDEO OF ME EATING THE GRUB. RYAN DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD DO, BUT IT ACTUALLY WASN'T TOO BAD. IT TASTED LIKE COCONUT WATER! IT WAS A GLOW BUG SO THAT NIGHT I WAS PRETTY SURE THEY KNEW I HAD EATEN THIER BABYS AND WERE GOING TO ATTACK ME...LUCKILY WE HAD BUG SPRAY!

NOT SURE HOW TO ROTATE THE VIDEO, SORRY!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

BRAZIL PART 2: SALVADOR

WE MET UP WITH AARON AND ANGELA IN SALVADOR. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN EXPERIENCING BRAZIL WITH THEM

OUR ROOM 


CAPOEIRA








DRESS SOME LADY PUT ON MY TRYING TO GET ME TO BUY IT


NO EXPLANATION...


EATING ACARAJE OFF THE STREET CARTS IN BRAZIL, IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY BUT RYAN INSISTED THAT I TRY IT 


RIGHT BEFORE I GOT ROBBED...TWO TEENAGERS RIPPED MY NECKLACE OFF MY NECK. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO RYAN WHEN HE TOLD ME NOT TO WEAR ANY JEWELRY!


PHASE 10 


Thursday, September 17, 2009

BRAZIL PART 1: FOZ DE IGUAZU

ARGENTINA SIDE








HAM FLAVORED CHIPS...INTERESTING


DEVILS...


...THROAT (NAME OF THE WATERFALL BEHIND ME)










BIRD SANCTUARY ON THE BRAZIL SIDE

THIS BIRD WAS A LITTLE CRAZY, HE WAS TRYING TO BITE RYAN'S SHOES

A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT HOW CLOSE THIS BIRD IS




PARROTS FLYING EVERYWHERE!!!


CHECK OUT THE PARROT RIGHT OVER RYAN'S HEAD





BRAZIL SIDE OF THE FALLS






HE'S GOT HOPS...


CARPINCHOS...

PROM PHOTO WITH THE "INVENTOR" OF THE AIRPLANE...ACCORDING TO THE BRAZILIANS!