ut on our second hiking journey first thing thursday morning. This time we were going to hike along the coast, visit some lowland estuaries, and eventually end up at a BEACH! Beginning with the end in m
ind-- I was easily able to get through the mud and mountains knowing that shortly we would be sunbathing on the beach. Upon our arrival, we all stripped down and spent an hour or so in the ocean. We then walked along the beach (we were the only people there!) and explored for a while before heading back to the bus.
Friday morning came early, as we set out for the Porto de Santos-- one of the largest ports in Brazil and South Am
erica. Here we visited with the port authority, and traveled down to one the bays to tour the ADM facility. We met with the ADM elevator operators and got to tour their storage and ship load out facilities. I found this especially interesting after spending my summer internship at a Cargill Barge load out facility. **left view from one of the terminals, right Gus and I-- past and future Cargill interns in our hard hats!
After grabbing a quick lunch, we went to the Santos aquarium and then on a 2 hour boat tour of the port and surrounding areas. It was really interesting to see all the products that are handled throughout the port, and it was great to relax on the boat with the group for a few hours. Friday night we spent at a local shopping mall and retired early to get ready for another busy day on Saturday.
Saturday was a pretty relaxing day as well, spending all morning at the Sao Paulo Zoo and the afternoon at the S
ao Paulo Art Museum. It was cool to see all of the animals, compare with the Toledo and Columbus Zoos, and enjoy the sunshine. The art museum was very different, but they had a neat Chinese art exhibit with many pieces focused around the olympic games.Saturday Night was a definite cultural experience-- as our whole group headed to a Samba club in Sao Paulo. We got there at 11-- which was very early for them-- and waited around til after midnight w
hen the crowds starting rolling in. While we received many stares from Brazilians, we still danced the night away, regardless of how rediculous we probably looked. Sunday morning we shopped at the "Hippie Market" downtown and ate lunch at a traditional Brazilian BBQ. This restaurant served us over 32 different cuts of meat (bite size pieces) along with cheese, potatoes, and a salad bar, for over 3 hours!! Needless to say it was pretty quite as everyone easily fell asleep onthe ride back to Piracicaba last night!!Overall a very good weekend!! Spending three days in class this week before heading off for an 11 day trip!! Have been able to get some souvenirs but hoping to find some more things in the next week or so!! Ohhh.. and one special person should be receiving a piece of mail in the next few days!! Watch your mailboxes to see if you are the lucky one!!
P.S. For those of you wondering... ** I have yet to find Juan Valdez or a Dick's Sporting Goods store!! hahaha : )
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