Tuesday 19th May I spelt amazingly well. To miss breakfast time at 9 (10 for what our bodies are used to). I guess there's something to be said for missing a nights sleep. Turns out I didn't miss much at breakfast- only bread cheese ham and coffee. Mal saved me a bread roll. It's pouring with rain and the forecast is bad. We sit I the hallway where we can get wifi and book our next place and do planning research. It all takes time! In the afternoon after the ra...

Monday 18th May Amazingly the night passed quicker than imagined. I even managed to doze sleep. We check in and go through security. I doze through most of the first flight. For the first time ever We didn't have to get off the plane when it landed: just wait for the next passengers to board! Who would have thought. The next flight to our destination is longer. Dozing passes the time. We arrive: it's an hour behind here. Our friends are waiting for us. So nic...

Saturday 16th May Breakfast and a restful morning. I'm still not feeling 100%, but Malcolm went to a church nearby, but no exuberant friendliness exhibited. I think one person spoke to him and it seemed like the rest avoided him. I guess language barrier is hard. After snacks we catch the bus to the park. It's a large space with lakes, sports areas and art museums. It's very busy today. We catch the bus- but in the wrong direction for a quick trip. At least we ...

Friday 15th May Breakfast is included which is nice! Have a good breakfast and you can skip lunch. Saves money. I have a nap and then we go for a walk. I'm not sure I like this city. It just seems drab. There are quite a few homeless sleeping on the streets and a smell of human waste in the air. We see ppl singing in the streets and a weird clown in stilts. We stop at a shopping mall and Malcolm changes money. I start feeling very ill, tired and feverish a...

Thursday 14th May It's a long quiet day of travel. We leave the hotel by 11 and catch the bus to the airport where we have to wait for our 4:50pm flight. Then we connect to our further flight at 8:12pm. We reach São Paulo by 9:30 and catch a bus at 10.05 to town. It's a short walk to the hotel and we check in!