ALIVE.....!!!!

The parasite in my stomach has been eliminated!!! (Literally!!) Hahahahah

It was a bad one and one for the records but am going to try to keep myself clear of shady places to eat!

So now that I'm moving around and better..we headed to the island at the mouth of the river basin...we are actually nearly touching the equator, there are malaria insects and killer snakes on the western part of the island but apparently we are well protected from them on this side. Its called Marajo Island and the funny thing is that all over town there are buffalo roaming free. Seriously there are 1 ton animals just roaming eating at the grasses and shrubs...kinda like the town gardeners, except if you step in there way they will not politely ask you to move THEY will crush you! Kinda crazy...

It was Paula's birthday yesterday and we were able to enjoy the afternoon some more since the whole morning was stuck in the hospital.

Right now we are drinking beers on the beach (against doctors orders! But it is so amazing to drink here...plus its only 1 beer or maybe 2 AT MOST 3...and I'm done!) of this island, there's some sweet ass brazilian beach music that both Paula and I try to sing the chorus to but sound like absolute morons! Maybe if I had 4 beers we could get the portuguese words right!!

By the way thanks to all the folks that wrote to wish Paula a happy b-day and Matt, I bet ya that the Ciudad Perdida is a lot more appealing than Oxford at this very moment!!



Later (next official stop is Sao Luis a ways down from the equator and the malaria mosquitos!)

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