Final Thoughts…Brazil
By the Numbers
- Number of chicken bones swallowed: 1
- Number of times Brendan talked about his chicken bone: 42
- Number of beaches visited: too many to count
- Percentage of time spent sleeping while on a 22-hour bus ride: 60%
- Average price per kilo of food: $11 (lunch or dinner)
- Average daily temperature (excluding Paraty): 34 degrees
- Number of pairs of Havaianas purchased: 4 (total now owned: 12)
- Average price for a beer in a bar: $1.70
- Most expensive meal: $150 US – but worth it
- Least expensive meal: $6 US for two, including drinks – not really worth it
Moments We’d Rather Forget
- Rain, rain and more rain in Paraty – both times we visited
- The 432nd ham and cheese sandwich –no, ham and cheese are NOT food groups
- Brendan discovering that he can’t eat mango without hours of stomach troubles – despite numerous stubborn attempts
- Mel’s chest cold and phlegm-iness
Highlights
- The sights and sounds of Iguassu Falls
- Sailing out of the Rio harbour on the Tocorime
- The thrill of flying and seeing Rio from above
- Finally spotting dolphins – after countless hours and days spent on boats
- Surviving a frenzied motorcycle ride through a favela
- Mel highlight: beaches, beaches, and more beaches
- Brendan highlight: bikinis, bikinis and more bikinis
- Not gaining additional weight in Brazil – but not really losing the Belizean weight either
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