Vacation - 2011 - Brazil

Lily & Riley in the Cathedral

Lily and Riley

Riley, Stacie, and Lily

Lily

Vacation - 2011 - Brazil

Several family members traveled to Brazil this July. 

Here are some pictures from a visit to the Zoo.

Lily and Halle

Sandie, Jack, and Halle

Sandie, Halle, Riley, Carlos, and Lily

Parrot

Vacation - Brazil 2011

A note from Brazil:

"I thought I'd send you some pictures to post on Waxing/Waning site. These are from the zoo and Agua Mineral, a natural preserve and swimming pool close to Brazilia.  It is sunny and warm during the day and cool at night."  

"People were feeding the monkeys at Agua Mineral, even though signs were posted everywhere not to feed the wild life. They were eating bananas and other fruit which is ok, but people were also feeding them corn on the cob with butter and salt. We were walking under a tree and Halle was almost beaned on the head by a corn cob which a monkey threw at her!"

Capybara

From Wikipedia: "Capybara are semi-aquatic mammals found wild in much of South America  in densely forested areas near bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, swamps, ponds and marshes, as well as flooded savannah and along rivers in tropical forest. They roam in home ranges of 25–50 acres. Capybaras are herbivores, grazing mainly on grasses and aquatic plants, as well as fruit and tree bark. An adult capybara will eat 6 to 8 pounds (2.7 to 3.6 kg) of grasses per day.  Capybaras are very gregarious. While they do sometimes live solitarily they are more commonly found in groups that average 10-20 individuals. With 2-4 of them being adult males, 4-7 being adult females and the rest being juveniles."

Halle, Lily, and Riley - Agua Mineral

Small Lizard

Stacie and Carlos and Family in Brasil

Hey my primos and sister and brothers....Here are some pic's of the beautiful beach Porto de Galinhas! It is in the state of Pernambuco....The first picture is me swimming back from the reef and Carlos was on the reef getting ready to get in the kayak. The second pic is one of the reasons Lili and Riley love Brasil sooo much...the endless picoles!The third pic is Carlos and I in the kayak.Next is Lili and Riley with their Brasilian grandmother Edite.Last, we are watching a jangada (simple sail boat)sail by....Tchau for now, Stacie