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GOOD WAY TO END THE DAY WITH A BEAUTIFUL MOON RISE! WE JUST FINISHED DINNER WHEN I SAW THIS NEW MOON COMING OVER THE HILL. WOW GREAT TO BE ALIVE! GOOD NIGHT!

BEAUTIFUL BRASILIAN SUNRISE. I LOVE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY. YOU CAN START FRESH AND MAKE THE MOST OF THE LIFE WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

LOOK AT THIS GIANT BEETLE. NEVER SAW ONE LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HEARD IN JAPAN THEY SELL THESE FOR A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS. THEY HAVE THEM AS PETS.

STOPPED FOR DINNER AND THEY HAD THIS CRAZY ICE CREAM BAR. THAY HAD ABOUT A HUNDERED DIFFERENT ICE CREAMS AND TONS OF DIFFERENT TOPPINGS. IT’S INTERESTING THAT YOU WEIGH YOUR ICE CREAM AND THEY GIVE YOU THE PRICE ACCORDING TO THE WEIGHT. I KNOW THAT I PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT!

THIS WORN OUT STONE WAS USED IN ANCIENT DAYS TO MAKE STONE TOOLS BY THE NATIVES. IT WAS ON THIS HILL NEAR THE OCEAN’S EDGE. THEY USED THE WATER AND STONE TO SHAPEN THE TOOLS. THIS HILL HAD ABOUT A HUNDERED OF THESE PATCHES. I THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THE HOURS THEY SPENT THERE. IT’S AMAZING HOW FAR WE HAVE COME WITH ALL THE MODERN DAY TOOLS.

THIS SPOT WAS REALLY GOOD. A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH NOT MUCH PEOPLE AND DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS ONE OF THE BETTER POINTS AT THE HEAD LAND AND THE BEACH BREAK PACKS A PUNCH! BRASIL HAS MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAVES FROM BEACH BREAKS TO POINTS. THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE BRASILIANS ARE SUCH GREAT SURFERS. ALOHA

THIS IS A SHOT OF MORE OF THE FRIENDS WE MADE IN BRASIL. THE BROTHERS FROM SAO PAULO. GREAT GUYS!

ON THE WAY TO BRASIL WE HAD A LAY OVER IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS AN AMAZING ARTIST THAT WE MET ALONG THE WAY. HE WAS SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME! HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY AND HIS MOVEMENTS ARE LIMITED. HE HAS A TALENT THAT GOD GAVE HIM AND HE USES IT TO HIS BEST. HE CAN’T PAINT WITH HIS HANDS SO HE USES HIS NOSE TO PAINT! HIS ART WAS AMAZING AND WHAT AN INSPIRATION! WE SHOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING ABOUT THINGS! IT REMINDS ME TO BE THANKFUL WITH CARDS THAT WE ARE GIVEN AND TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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HERE WE ARE READY TO GET MY FIRST SURF IN BRASIL. TALES WAS NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME BORROW HIS FULL SUIT. THE WATER WAS COLD FOR HAWAIIAN BLOOD! I EVEN SAW SOME DEAD PENGUINS ON THE BEACH! THE WAVES WERE FUN AND TALES WAS A WONDERFUL HOST. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT BRASIL AND MET MANY NICE PEOPLE! THANK YOU TALES!