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"I must go down to the seas again... " John Masefield

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March 20th 2015
November 3, 2014 Bette Davis said " Getting old is not for sissies." To that I would add that traveling is not for the faint of heart or weak of knee. Our program simply said 'Boat Trip.' Our group of twenty gathered at 8 a.m. at the Maritime Terminal on the bay of Bahia. Some had towels or water shoes. Most had cameras and lunches varying in size from a small brown bag to an insulated coole ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more