WE HAVE ARRIVED! We are in Brazil and feeling somewhat disorientated, as the last two weeks have all happened so quickly. Our feet have barely touched down since leaving West Linn, Oregon, where we stayed with the lovely Cumpstons. The whirl wind tour started from there and led to the Corricello-McDowell's organic walnut farm in Eugene, to the Lee's country cabin in Bend, where we also spent a glorious lunch with Lynn and Lee Poole, to the breath-taking marvels of Crater Lake, into the Napa Valley of California (passing through a town that is genuinely called Weed, which tickled us no end!), to the legendary city of San Francisco, to the redwood country cottage of the Wilhites, to the overwhelmingly spectacular mountains of the Yosemites, to the bizarre and intriguing desert of Joshua Tree National Park, to the final resting place of the Goor's wonderful home in the outskirts of Los Angeles…
There is so much we have still to write up and blog about, but during this entire two thousand-mile section, we were without internet. So the stories will trickle in, once we've had a chance to reflect, breathe and find some more wifi!
After a long and sleepless 11 and a half hour flight from LAX, we arrived in Sao Paulo this morning, somewhat dazed and bleary eyed. We continue the marathon journey this evening, when we take a 12 hour bus ride to Muriae, the town closest to Gus' folks' farm in Minas Gerais state. In the meantime, we are resting in a hotel, restoring some energy, so we have the strength to lug our twelve immodestly-sized pieces of luggage to the bus terminal.
More to follow, with pictures… promise!
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