Brazil Days 6-7: Pedra Azul do Aracê, Espiritu Santo

 We came here to visit our old friends, Lúcio and Rosalee.

They were Brazilian missionaries in Mozambique at the same time we were. Their girls were the same age as ours, and we met together weekly to pray for each other. They too are now retired. Their daughter Eunice and family have a house in the same little community. Marcos and Eunice are missionaries with YWAM in England, teaching English to missionaries from non-english-speaking countries. The point of teaching in England is for the new missionaries to be immersed in the language.

While they are gone, their house is an AirBNB that sleeps 8, and we are using it these few days because the sleeping arrangements are easier than in Lúcio and Rosalee's house. This was our view, waking up the first morning.

Thank you, Eunice e Marcos!

Lúcio and Rosalee's house is much more traditional. I love their yard, which is like a small farm. 

Lúcio grows his own coffee organically.

Bananas and other fruits.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we drove around the "Blue Rock"that gives the town the name.

The story is that the marks on the side are from the claws of the panther trying to catch the stone "lizard" to the right. This is a state park. The building to the right has a sod roof like Al Johnson's in Sister Bay, WI.

I spent a delightful Sunday afternoon relaxing in the hammock on their varranda.

This was my view lying down.

The second morning I went for a walk on the mountain behind Lúcio's house to the Acampamento de Juventude para Cristo (Youth for Christ Camp). They have a lot of home made equipment that looks like a ninja gym.

There is a trail behind it.

I thought I had set my BaseMap to track where I went, but I goofed it up. I was very glad when I made it safely back to camp.

We've had quite a few meals out. Most are a system of buffet that weighs your plate and charges you accordingly. It takes a lot of discipline not to pile my plate with all the yummy Brazilian treats.

Today after lunch, we stopped by the grocery store. Even the grocery in Pedra Azul has a beautiful view. And a coffee shop.

Tomorrow we are off to our foster daughter Queila and family in Rio, where the forecast is 106. The snow at home sounds really nice about now.