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Obviously, if you are reading this you have seen my new web page which is incredible. Many thanks to my friend Mike who did the entire thing for me! It looks better than ever!!!!! I added pictures for Chile. They are pictures of hiking the volcano, hiking in Torres del Paine (one of Kate's foot during the 17 mile torturous hike), and the Moreno Glacier.
March 2 - Porto Seguro
Lasulo2005-11-25 16:53:44
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Obviously, if you are reading this you have seen my new web page which is incredible. Many thanks to my friend Mike who did the entire thing for me! It looks better than ever!!!!! I added pictures for Chile. They are pictures of hiking the volcano, hiking in Torres del Paine (one of Kate's foot during the 17 mile torturous hike), and the Moreno Glacier.
It is the last day of Carnaval here in Porto Seguro. Carnaval ended on Wednesday in Rio and Salvador but continues here until tomorrow. At least that is what we think. It could go until Monday. It all started last Saturday and has been complete madness ever since - over 100,000 people dancing in the streets until 5am every night!! There are about 20 popular Brazilian songs that they play over and over. One, believe it or not, is ´Who Let the Dogs Out´ in Portuguese! Each song has a coordinating dance and everyone knows all the moves, which are very sexy and not easy. They start playing the songs and learning the dances in September. We hear the songs about 20 times a day but that does not stop all the Brazilians from going crazy when it comes on and they scream and dance around like they have not heard it for weeks. One song is called Tapa Nakada, which is about a woman asking a man to hit her. Allegedly it was a bit controversial and the moves to it are very interesting to say the least. Most Brazilians could be professional dancers. I cannot believe how many different directions they can move their hips. The girls that dance on the top of the trucks with the bands are incredible. The two fun Australian guys we have been hanging out with have a difficult time keeping their tongues in their mouth. Pretty funny.
It all kicked off last Saturday at 10pm. We were sitting having a beer when a huge truck rolled down the street blasting one of the songs. Two dancers were on top and the band was in the middle. At that point, everyone just went mad and started
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