Pantanal
March 12th 2008 Picture a flat flooded landscape, strange pig-like, pig-sized rodents grazing on the short grassy islands, beautiful gaudy macaws glide above cawing noisily, cows wallowing neck deep in tea coloured water. Sunsets that reflect golden hues in every direction, a world you could invert and almost see the same.
I ride a stocky pantanal horse, a mongrel breed that descended from those strong enough
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