It's so good to hear from you! As always, I enjoy your stories and courage to see this world we have been given to explore! Please never stop writing! (And try to get published, please!)
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Fantastic picture!
Thank You Chris, thanks for giving us the opportunity to look through your window into your travels and tribulations. Your candid commentary and wonerful pictures made it feel like I was there. Perhaps someday I will be there (after the kids go off to college). Stop by and visit if you make it back up to Seattle.
Ciao, Scott
Chris, I will miss reading your reports from the road. I have sat by like a fly on the wall. It has provided me with both motivation and inspiration. Now all I need is action. Here is to your safe return! Cheers. Eric Roberts
.. enjoy brazil, it is truly a fantastic country, if not daunting for it´s sheer size. and no, the third (i actually got robbed twice) camera is still here..!
Please take care! It's good to see another post from you. I'll be heading down to visit Mark for a week in July, it's the only time I have to get down there with.
Have you lost the second camera?
wow.. I am one of Mark's friends and have been following your entries off and on since the beginning of your travels.. Your writing is captivating... please continue to stay safe! ( and find a way to get a new camera!!.. ;))
Vultures Vultures spend an amazing amount of their time in desolate places. Indeed, I believe that Brazil is rare in that the vultures there are likely to reside in cities. In the nothern end of their range here in the United States, Turkey Vultures are never seen in urban areas. They float above the landscape waiting for the smell of rotting flesh--a deer killed by vengeful teens and left to die, a snake hit by a car, the remains of my chicken slaughter. Maybe a dead body.
They see a lot of territory, migrating between North and South America annually. They probably expend the least amount of energy of any animal to do so. They observe, patiently, sniffing all the time, coasting on diurnal wind currents, waiting for the faintest hint of death. They rarely flap. Some consider them ominous signs of impending doom, some consider them just plain goofy. Whatever they portend, make no mistake about it: They will eat you when you die.
So stay safe out there, and keep one ace for comfort: If you get shot and die in the desert, the vulture who eats you will probably get lead poisoning. In the mean time they'll keep clearing your path where ever you may travel. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Up north Hey Chris, nice to see you are doing well in the north east... I know that now you are able to see how different and interesting Brazil can be... Here are some updates from your friends in Belo:
- Rainha and Raquel got married last weekend, they are on their honeymoon this week in Porto de Galinhas (I see you were just there).
- Carlos and Erika got engaged, they will get married on August 4th. They asked my Dad to be the "pastor" to marry them.
- I'm up in Porto de Trombetas (that mine I went before) in the middle of the Amazon in the state of Pará. I'm staying here at least till the 14th of december.
Hope you are able to find a nice place for your parents to stay in Fortaleza.
Later...
holy sheit holy crap, i had no idea that everything was on here, it sounds awesome and i don't think i know anyone who has experienced anything remotely close to what you're doing. i'm glad you are posting stuff on this journal, i'll keep reading through here, i'm glad you're alive and well!
wrong! "The São Francisco River is a river in Brazil with a length of 3,160 kilometres. It is the fourth largest river system in South America and the longest river wholly within Brazil."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Francisco_River
Great blog, man! Hiya, Chris!
Hey, i didn´t know you had a blog! Why didn´t you tell me that before?
Man, you have great writing talent!! I strongly suggest that you save your travelling writings in paper, because they would make a greak book!
I am dazzled about your comments, your personal thoughs, philosophies, observations... keep up that way, cara!
And i would like to say that yes, we are always happy to receive foreign visitors and make them feel welcome here....but i´m pretty sure that a lot of us enjoyed your stay, your presence here not because you´re foreign....but because you´re Chris Kirkley, and that´s the reason all the world´s doors will be always opened to you, man.
Have a great trip, i´ll check your blog everyday from now on!
(as you can see, i write english a bit better than i speak...or not)
É isso aí, cara!!! Abraços!
Cristiano "Gaúcho"
Thank for thinking of me! :) Chris, that was so kind of you to remember to fit personal safety into your blog this time. You know how I appreciate that! Keep loving your travels and making connections with those warm hearted Brazilians. I'll be waiting for your next installment....love, Mom
A life lived incessantly travelling could be compared to a life on the run--from oneself. It takes courage to put down roots, cultivate their growth with all your heart, and voluntarily uproot them. It also takes selfishness. The rhythm of everyday life, regardless of where you're at in the world or what you're doing, numbs our ability to learn about our true character and that of others. It is only through the process of change, planned and unplanned, necessary and unnecessary, that we take inventory of who we are and what we are culitivating in the world around us. I am glad to see you cultivating so much beauty and hope in the world, and I am proud to be your friend.
Sounds like the experiences are beyond what you imagined it would be. Take your time enjoy the experience, no regrets right? Wish I was there with you man.
futbol i can only imagine the intensity and the captiveness of the most popular sport on earth in a place such as brasil where it is almost the ONLY sport. sounds like it would be a blast to be there. sounds like you're having a blast there!
oh, and sleep tight, and don't "let" the bed bugs bite =)
the flower that flower is one of my favorites, though i've never seen one cut....beautiful. i'm sure glad you got another camera, not that your writing wasn't good enough, but hopefully this one stays for a while, and you can record more memories for yourself
and hey, i hope you ate some of that cow for me too!
ahhhh, i would love to hear the beatbox...see how it would compare to rahzel =P
i think it's great that people are so friendly there, as we know, they aren't so here (unfortunately). i sit here typing, with visions of your travels in my head. can't wait for the next update.
Jena
Jena Hazlerigs
It's so good to hear from you!
As always, I enjoy your stories and courage to see this world we have been given to explore! Please never stop writing! (And try to get published, please!) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3069227778_1dce7b36a5.jpg Fantastic picture!