Boa noite!
We made it to Foz do Iguacu after a few quick flights on Azul Brazilian Airlines without a hitch. The group of ten split in two so the late arrivals could spend more time in beautiful Salvador! We left with high spirits and warm hearts- all so pleased with our experience in such a original Brazilian city. The people of Salvador were wonderful and so welcoming- they especially appreciated Gavin's proficiency in Portuguese!
Our hostel for the next two nights is perfect-Favela Chic... "Ghetto Fab" in Portuguese . We're meeting a lot of English speakers (of course) which has given Gavin a break from being our shepherd! Our awesome British hostel owner pointed us towards the best local Brazilian steakhouse... being earlier than the rest of the town, we were the only people in the whole restaurant so the gauchos were bombarding us with skewers of meat. It was quite the problem to have- the meat was phenomenal! We also had our first bottle of Brazilian which we all agreed tasted like we were taking communion...meh. Headed to a local bar afterwards and watched the Italy vs. England game with a whole group of Italians...luckily they pulled it off with the win!
Tomorrow we plan to head to the Brazilian side of Iguacu Falls which are currently flooded due to crazy amounts of rain over the past days/weeks. Here's an interesting link to see what they normally look like and what we'll probably be seeing.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/iguaz-falls-overflow-after-flood-of-biblical-proportions/
Unfortunately, we'll be limited with what fun outdoor activities we can do at the falls, but I trust we'll find some memorable adventure to dive into!
Loving life!
Lauren
ps. quick photo from yesterday at the game (with some random guy...they sure loved us Americans!)
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