New House: Before & After
Warning: if you follow me for travel blogs but are not interested in a house remodel, feel free to move on. This is for [...]
Day 12: The Way Home & Final Thoughts
We were up just after 5am as usual despite being up after midnight for what Guinness has now dubbed the biggest New Year’s Eve celebration [...]
Day 11: New Year’s Eve in Rio
Rio has a city population of about 6 million and about 13 million in the metro area. They are estimating that 3 million people will [...]
Day 10: Rio, Part 2 – history tour
I slept until about 5am and Ash was up soon after. The photos above are sunrise at 5:11 and 5:42. We went for a walk [...]
Day 9: Rio de Janeiro, Part 1 – Copacabana, and a food tour
We landed in Rio a little after 6am, Monday, December 29. Our original plan was we were going to hang out in an airport lounge [...]
Day 8: Out of the Amazon
This is for Sunday, December 28. Today is mostly a travel day. We got off the boat about 8:30 AM and got on a bus [...]
Day 7: The last river ride; Dolphins (finally)
Today, Saturday, December 27, 2025, is our last day on the boat. We had decided last night that we would do the 6 AM skiff [...]
Day 6: “I don’t like spiders and snakes…”
Do you remember that song? Jim Stafford. If you’re under 50 you’ve maybe never heard it. Anyway, it came into my head on our walk [...]
Day 5, Christmas Day: The Amazon River, San Francisco (a local community)
Each night when we get back to our room after dinner, we are greeted with these little pamphlet. They provide a history of some kind [...]
Day 4: Frogs, Macaws, and a Sloth
This entry is for Wednesday, December 24, 2025. I woke up naturally at 4 AM and enjoyed my quiet coffee time as I had in [...]
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