Hi
I am sitting on the balcony in a lot of heat and sunshine. I bought sunscreen no. 50 and am using it.
Yesterday we went on the beach and it was great, besides how much I burned. But it looks a lot better today than yesterday. The beach trip was a whole lot of adventure. We went to Sao Francisco do Sul and on the Praia Enseada beach. Look it up on Google Earth if you want. First we went to the bus station and we took a quite long route to get there (we had not yet discovered the shorter route). But it was good to walk and see more of the town.
Then when we came to the bus station we bought a ticket to Sao Francisco do Sul and got into the bus 20 minutes later. Good timing becaus we had no idea when the busses would go. It was quite an experience to drive around and see the nature and how the people live. It is strange to see that people just live in small huts that look like they are about to fall apart.
When we came to the busstation in
Sao Francisco do Sul we had no idea about how to get to the beach and I went and asked the guy working there (in portugeese) which bus to take to get there. He looked at me and started rambling on about how to get there, in portugeese of course, and I understood that we should walk 1 km back and over some hill. Ok, then we turned around and started walking. We asked more people on the way and everyone pointed to the same direction. Finally we saw a bus stop, and thought this was the right one, but people here are not much for displaying info in the bus stops. So one has no idea about which bus stops there or where they are going or at what time. There are just empty bus stops. Well, we waited and finally a boy comes and starts waiting too, so we ask (in portugeese) if this is the right bus stop, but he tells us that this is not it, and we should walk further. The heat is soaking and we walk and walk untill we are downtown in Sao Francisco do Sul. There we ask some guys on a
gas station and they pointed us into the right direction and told us that it is next to the phone boot. When we came closer we saw the bus drive by and we missed it. Well, nothing else to do than wait for the next one. We had no clock but it did not matter because there were no timetables on the bus stop. Hemmi went to the gas station and bought beer and then we just sat in the bus stop and waited. I have no idea how long we waited, but finally a bus arrived and we went for it and on to the beach.
Wow, how good it looked! Totally white sand and warm ocean. Fantastic. Later we got something to eat and decided to try to get back. We were talking about how much trouble it was to get there, and were wondering how we could do it in a easier way next time. We headed back to were we came off the bus, but it was a one-way street so the bus goes another way back. At this point the rain was pouring down, but we found a bus stop and were sure that
this must be the right one. Then a bus arrived and we jumped into it and told them we were going to Joinville, and he said "OK, we are going there". We could not belive how lucky we were that the bus went all the way and were talking about that next time we should take this bus and go all the way to the beach. Then we discovered that it was the same bus that we took earlier, but we should have bought a ticket directly to the beach, but not just to Sao Francisco do Sul. Hehehe, it is fun to be in another country and to be totally clueless :)
On the way back from the bus station in Joinville we discovered a shortcut home and also found where all the cool bars are located, so it was a great trip and a learning experience too. We talked portugeese to everyone we met. I have decided to try to learn it as much as I can because there are so few people here talking english, and one is totally helpless without being able to communicate.
Rosa
Hæhæ
Sit núna út af svölum í
şvílium hita og sólskini. Keypti sólarvörn nr 50 og er búin ağ bera á mig.
Viğ fórum á ströndina í gær og şağ var alveg æğislegt fyrir utan ağ ég brann frekar mikiğ. En şetta lítur betur út i dag heldur en í gær. Strandarferğin var frekar mikiğ ævintıri. Viğ fórum til sao francisco de sul og á ströndina praia ensneada. Şiğ getiğ skoğağ á goggle earth. Viğ şurftum fyrst ağ koma okkur á rútubílastöğina og fórum frekar langa leiğ şangağ (vorum ekki búin ağ fatta styttri leiğina). En şağ var rosa gaman ağ labba şetta og sjá bæinn sinn betur.
Svo şegar viğ komum á rútustöğina şá keyptum viğ miğa til sao francisco de sul og skelltum okkur svo upp í rútuna sem kom 20 minutum seinna. Góğ tímasetning şví viğ höfğum ekki hugmynd um hvenær rúturnar gengu. Şağ var mikil upplifun ağ keyra um og sjá nattúruna og hvernig fólkiğ bır. Şağ er skrıtiğ ağ sjá fólk bara búa í litlum kofum sem lita út fyrir ağ fara falla saman.
Şegar viğ komum á rútustöğina í sao francisco de sul şá höfğum viğ ekki hugmynd hvernig viğ ættum ağ komast á ströndina og ég fór
og spurği kallinn í lúgunni(á portugölsku) hvada strætó viğ ættum ağ taka til ağ komast á ströndinna. Hann horfği á mig stórum augum og fór hann şvílikt ağ lısa leiğinni á portugölsku náttúrulega og ég skildi ağ viğ áttum ağ labba 1 km til baka şağan sem viğ komum og yfir einhverja hæğ. Ok şá bara snérum viğ viğ og byrjuğum ağ labba af stağ. Spurğum fleira fólk á leiğinni og allir beintu í sömu átt og sögğu okkur ağ labba áfram. Svo loksins sáum viğ strætóskıli og hugsum ağ şetta hlıtur ağ vera rétta stoppistoğinn en braseliubúar eru ekki mikiğ fyrir ağ setja upp upplısingar í strætóskılunum sínum. Şannig ağ mağur hefur ekki hugmynd um hvağa strætóar stoppa şarna eğa hvert şeir fara eğa klukkann hvağ. Şağ eru bara tóm skıli. jæja viğ bíğum og svo kemur strákur og fer ağ bíğa líka şannig viğ spyrjum(á portugölsku) hvort şetta sé rétta stoppistöğinn en hann segir ağ svo sé ekki og ağ viğ eigum ağ halda áfram ağ labba. Şağ er alveg steikjandi hiti og viğ löbbum og löbbum şangağ til viğ erum komin niğri miğbæ sao francisco de sul. Şar spyrjum viğ aftur einhverja kalla á bensínstöğinni og şeir
beinda í rétta átt og segja ağ şetta sé hjá símaklefanum. Şegar viğ erum ağ nálgast şá sjáum viğ strætóinn keyra framhjá okkur og viğ missum af honum. jæja şá var ekkert annağ ağ gera heldur en ağ bíğa eftir næsta. Viğ vorum ekki meğ neina klukku á okkur en şağ skipti engu máli şví ağ şağ eru engar tímatöflur í skılunum. Şannig ağ hemmi fer bara á bensinstöğina og kaupir bjór og svo sitjum viğ bara og tjillum i strætóskılinu ağ bíğa. Hef ekki hugmynd hvağ viğ biğum lengi en svo kemur loksins strætó og viğ skellum okkur upp í hann og fórum af stağ.
Svo komum viğ á ströndina og vá şetta var svo flott. Alveg hvítur sandur og heitur sjór. Şağ var alveg æğislegt. Fengum okkur svo ağ borğa og ætluğum ağ reyna koma okkur einhvern veginn til baka. Viğ vorum ağ tala um hvağ şağ væri mikiğ vesen ağ fara şangağ og vorum ağ spá hvernig viğ gætum gert şetta auğveldara næst. Viğ fórum til baka á stağinn sem ağ viğ höfğum fariğ út á enn şağ var einstefna şannig ağ strætóinn til baka fer ağra leiğ. Şá var komin hellidemba en viğ fundum strætostoppistöğ og ákváğum ağ şetta hlyti ağ vera rétta stöğin. Svo kom fyrsti strætó og viğ hoppuğum upp í hann og sögğumst vera fara til joinville og hann ok viğ förum şangağ. Viğ trúğum şví ekki hvağ viğ vorum heppinn ağ strætóinn færi alla leiğ til joinville og viğ alveg vá viğ verğum bara ağ taka şennan næst og fara alla leiğ beint á ströndina. Svo föttuğum viğ ağ şetta var sama rúta og viğ tókum á ströndina en viğ áttum ağ kaupa miğa beint á ströndina en ekki til sao francisco de sul. hehehe şağ er gaman ağ vera í útlöndum og ekki vita baun:)
Svo á leiğinni tiil baka fra rútubílastöğinni i joinville föttuğum viğ styttri leiğ heim og fundum lika hvar allir skemmtistağirnir eru şannig ağ şetta var mjög lærdómsrik og skemmtileg ferğ. Viğ töluğum portugölsku viğ alla sem viğ töluğum viğ. Er búin ağ ákveğa ağ reyna læra hana eins mikiğ og eg get şvi şağ eru svo fair sem ağ tala ensku og mağur er alveg bjargarlaus ef mağur getur ekki gert sig skiljanlegan.
Rósa
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I was reading your comments about a small city in Sta. Catarina State ( Brazil ). There you have many troubles I know, but you forgot to comment that the people from Sta. Catarina State spokes german, polish and italian ( 3 languages). It´s not very common speak portuguese at that place.
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