I'm a little frog and my daddy loves me I'm a little frog and my mommy loves me And when they tuck me in to say good night They say "ribbit ribbit ribbit" Good night Laurie Berkner
This morning Viena made sure everyone was awake. She wanted her kiwi sliced and diced. I should have already been out for a run on the dunes. Maybe tomorrow. Tomorrow we can go to the toy store. A walk along the lagoa. This morning’s excitement grew as Viena was swinging in the hammock and then started screaming. We all thought the worst – spider, scorpion, tarantula, snake … and then she exclaimed “Frog!” much to our relief. And sure enough, there was a sticky foot tree frog sapo, sporting the sandy color of the hammock in the hammock. The frog was mind enough to stick around and entertain us. And yes, he did finally escape to jump another day. I made a quick trip into El Centro to meet André. I should have started earlier, but the sapo story story was too much to leave. today is a hot Floripa day lie I remember. The sun is straight overhead, midday, like I remember. And the shadows are welcomed when walking the streets, like I remember. A breeze exists and unsuccessfully tries to whisk away the heat. I am traveling by a new bus system. I am late to meet André because of the bus and because I stopped to buy a speedo for Ezra. No monkeys here. “Too many pokey here for Monkey’s”, Viena said. I am hoping to find a place for the remainder of our stay. Shopping here is not as much fun as it once was. Prices appear double and the dollar worth is cut in half. A pair of board shorts for 260 Reias – over $100 USD!. How? Who can afford this? Somewhere we will find where the locals shop. Like today – 4 bananas 10 cents each – a good price. I went into town – El Centro. I caught one bus to another bus to another bus to aother bus to another bus to another bus waited on another bus, gave up and walked home. I went for a walk into the dunes. The buses I caught were into see André and check out potential places for us to stay. Let’s hope. I tried to do some shopping, but I ran out of time and energy. The day was hot. I was able to purchase a couple of boogie boards for tomorrow. I purchased a bus pass that will save us 20 cents a trip – tourista pass. I was able to do some shopping at Mercado Publico. I came back home after walking home from Lagoa and we all went for a walk into the dunes to watch the sunset over the mountains of Floripa and the dunes. So many aspects of the dunes. I need to take more photographs – a book of just dune photography. If we could just bypass all the pockeys, but both Ezra and Viena are having fun walking past all the pokeys. Viena more than Ezra. The sand is so fine. And the morning and evening sun is the only intensity we are able to handle, but now we have an umbrella.
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