Day 35 Salvador de Bahia to Sao Luis Brazil

The most dramatic event of today is that tomorrow we not only leave Brazil (yea!), but are leaving South America as well. Luckily today we had only one hour in Salvador and one hour in Sao Luis in each airport on the ground and a 3 hour uneventful flight. We like those.

I have mixed feelings about leaving South America. Other then my experiences in Brazil, it has been a wonderful experience with many many wonderful people and places.

Sao Luis is 2 degrees South of the equator, so that means that tomorrow - weather permitting - we will cross the equator once again. I will see if I can get a better shot of the GPS, last time there was 4 tenths of a second off. It amazed me how quickly it became colder as I traveled further South and how quickly it became warmer as I traveled North.

Also tomorrow I fly over Trinidad and Tobago - I will see if I can go low over it to see it better and take some photos. Nat's Dad and his family were from there.

Descending toward Sao Luis. This is not the Amazon River - we will fly over that tomorrow, but it looks like it could be. It is huge.

Sao Luis.

Sao Luis.

It was really beautiful but hot hot hot and hunid humid humid.

On descent.

Landing in Sao Luis.

Approach to Sao Luis.

Picturesque.

Water - lots of it.

This was all forest and they cut down lots of trees to make farms.

On final.

Really short final.

On the ground in Sao Luis.

The forest is right there - all around the airport.
The temp was proabably 90 and 99 percent humidity.

Us three - still speaking after a few flights.

We parked next to another Cheyenne - not as nice though - from Brazil.

The hotel - it photographs better then it was. At least it was not a convent or a monestary.

The lobby - photo for Kel and Meg..

The lobby for K and M.

The dinning room.

Time is winding down on this trip. It seems long - and it really is - but on the other hand it seems to have gone fast, like all good trips. I am picking up Chris V in Florida on Sunday and there will be 4 of us flying back across the USA. I hope he doesn't bring too much in the way of bags as there is no room left. (Diana and Greg way over packed but I promised not to keep rubbing it in)