Dear Mom,I was hoping you would be on aol - because my cell phone died which means I can't call you until I am in LA - and have access to my car charger - which is another 6-7 hours or whatever.
The flights were fine. I have only one more to go. I left yesterday at 2 pm from Kurotel in order to make it to Porto Alegre - which is 1-2 hours away depending on trucks and traffic. A lot of winding single roads with one truck or one slow car - delaying whatever small traffic stacks up behind it - but my driver was a pro at timing some very slight of hand weaving along curvy roads and oncoming traffic. I wasn't worried. The ride back was very pretty - lush green landscapes with big canyons. We stopped at a Buddhist Temple that at the top of a mountain - the main route was blocked so we went up a cobblestone road that was something else. The elevation was so high my ears were popping but I am so glad that we did - because it was worth the effort and was so pretty. I tried to pick up a little gift for Kath there but their credit card machine wasn't working so it just wasn't meant to be.
check out there website http://pt.chagdud.org/en/ - I wish I could find the photo section for you - the views were spectacular.
I am hoping that you will log on soon - because in 15 minutes I have to go back through security!
Love,
The flights were fine. I have only one more to go. I left yesterday at 2 pm from Kurotel in order to make it to Porto Alegre - which is 1-2 hours away depending on trucks and traffic. A lot of winding single roads with one truck or one slow car - delaying whatever small traffic stacks up behind it - but my driver was a pro at timing some very slight of hand weaving along curvy roads and oncoming traffic. I wasn't worried. The ride back was very pretty - lush green landscapes with big canyons. We stopped at a Buddhist Temple that at the top of a mountain - the main route was blocked so we went up a cobblestone road that was something else. The elevation was so high my ears were popping but I am so glad that we did - because it was worth the effort and was so pretty. I tried to pick up a little gift for Kath there but their credit card machine wasn't working so it just wasn't meant to be.
check out there website http://pt.chagdud.org/en/ - I wish I could find the photo section for you - the views were spectacular.
I am hoping that you will log on soon - because in 15 minutes I have to go back through security!
Love,
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