tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604151155537013452024-02-18T23:13:20.072-03:00BambinaThe Life and Times of a Brazilian Princess!Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-76478662915853276962008-04-06T12:50:00.006-03:002008-12-08T19:28:46.262-02:00Bambina is a Heroine!On April 2, 2008 I saved Daddy from a terrible bee attack.<br /><br /><br />The bee attacked me instead. Look what the terrible bee did to my cheek. And it hurt so much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5bNXRMNDEa0mLkPyPgocdnbUmZxxOAp4hTm3-N6LzL_Ygh0RLyO9oobaFRhzewD3syiDze68OkTwGlxo0WMCywig9NydGrsO390aFInGkm0Hbm11WjqTmk065iqbVfhdv08qhGj9fBc/s1600-h/Bee+Sting+Apr02009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5bNXRMNDEa0mLkPyPgocdnbUmZxxOAp4hTm3-N6LzL_Ygh0RLyO9oobaFRhzewD3syiDze68OkTwGlxo0WMCywig9NydGrsO390aFInGkm0Hbm11WjqTmk065iqbVfhdv08qhGj9fBc/s400/Bee+Sting+Apr02009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186161182350985650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Daddy found the nasty bee. I had already killed it but here is what he looked like. He had no right being in Daddy's office.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfol83lbhzF-u5sgjVAC2wMAF0ZBnTUYwEUNlXw3uUfWLp-uIXYm7SDxas2k-UkfAm6VBQfKxKkd3bYDRmL-hYZmwvnOmBvgDhkH45Wz_qwrdNhIqVFjEuy5K7lM9ZE9cqGQj3ToHCsZA/s1600-h/Apr03001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfol83lbhzF-u5sgjVAC2wMAF0ZBnTUYwEUNlXw3uUfWLp-uIXYm7SDxas2k-UkfAm6VBQfKxKkd3bYDRmL-hYZmwvnOmBvgDhkH45Wz_qwrdNhIqVFjEuy5K7lM9ZE9cqGQj3ToHCsZA/s400/Apr03001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186161186645952962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Tia Lucia recommended some medicine so Mommy gave it to me. The swelling went down in three days and I am fine now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWsUVh2j63mwHmRX55bAhxpBnURK-QEjiX0BvjQAD33UNijXtAdfILeTQ6VIxV1HPBs-1-SP9SS35SAYwfe8NE-i8xMJRoDtELVrBk8tN8_qKVmqO26-V0HS2FFXHMC7hzqH-ykNrn-E/s1600-h/Apr06001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWsUVh2j63mwHmRX55bAhxpBnURK-QEjiX0BvjQAD33UNijXtAdfILeTQ6VIxV1HPBs-1-SP9SS35SAYwfe8NE-i8xMJRoDtELVrBk8tN8_qKVmqO26-V0HS2FFXHMC7hzqH-ykNrn-E/s400/Apr06001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186163286884960722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now Daddy thinks I am his Heroine!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-26634128474730593112008-04-06T11:50:00.009-03:002008-12-08T19:28:49.379-02:00Autumn in TorontoOn October 3, 2004 I got dressed up in my new Autumn Coat and went for a walk with Mommy and Daddy in Toronto.<br /><br />Here I am with Mommy on Gledhill Avenue, where Daddy lived.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Y_UEidBj5OOGhNEeUGDJo1BnvcTNBmNFs6oOl3JZ62jtsvir6xv5V32X4T32_GZKuXf4H8QJKSvRJtiYVWRcojNW3Bv1sQY4_ZRYOCQuGMK_5qVnk8g5C7KS7WNnahehnvIgm1YS0c/s1600-h/Oct03001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Y_UEidBj5OOGhNEeUGDJo1BnvcTNBmNFs6oOl3JZ62jtsvir6xv5V32X4T32_GZKuXf4H8QJKSvRJtiYVWRcojNW3Bv1sQY4_ZRYOCQuGMK_5qVnk8g5C7KS7WNnahehnvIgm1YS0c/s400/Oct03001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149349716085090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Notice how the houses are very different from those in Brasil. There are NO WALLS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nCcX6j88fk0-JRmXtRg2rl4Quxxk2IZvwGzrzImhg7-kdy1L_I3Mm82c-8IXaSCWglKZAX7ga0af0cBPghOfbzw9rmyYPE3qsyCR9VL9XwmjmlaKR-IDY_eKRfd7cwoli8VjkWdlmRE/s1600-h/Oct03002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nCcX6j88fk0-JRmXtRg2rl4Quxxk2IZvwGzrzImhg7-kdy1L_I3Mm82c-8IXaSCWglKZAX7ga0af0cBPghOfbzw9rmyYPE3qsyCR9VL9XwmjmlaKR-IDY_eKRfd7cwoli8VjkWdlmRE/s400/Oct03002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149349716085106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am with Daddy. See the fences here are very small if they are there at all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zNehScwHNcnS8Fc7q9hNEAwZqNUD1WunkCmmZDNF7yG9z8l0KBQ3W3QzguAn-yjnpImx_oB9-kIALFksl8lNsgS4NqCe20mvpKbpySd2mafrQdBuZ2yXDfWV4qICj1eSWNhnn87dgQA/s1600-h/Oct03003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zNehScwHNcnS8Fc7q9hNEAwZqNUD1WunkCmmZDNF7yG9z8l0KBQ3W3QzguAn-yjnpImx_oB9-kIALFksl8lNsgS4NqCe20mvpKbpySd2mafrQdBuZ2yXDfWV4qICj1eSWNhnn87dgQA/s400/Oct03003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149354011052418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We went to the park and saw many pretty flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFsAgsnE9duUGi0TKOKuMSC3wFb5fJWX4E3suHhSFVNiaiiTmaYFV2dhjtCRVEUWkAqboprB9IFXWkglVXL31sf3OsHnpZTpx9YjmlvQ1THhnTK5xtcjmLkv5TATaLD6FV2NVkzh7Oi4/s1600-h/Oct03013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFsAgsnE9duUGi0TKOKuMSC3wFb5fJWX4E3suHhSFVNiaiiTmaYFV2dhjtCRVEUWkAqboprB9IFXWkglVXL31sf3OsHnpZTpx9YjmlvQ1THhnTK5xtcjmLkv5TATaLD6FV2NVkzh7Oi4/s400/Oct03013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149358306019746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went along the Hydro Path where Daddy used to walk with Sable and Sapphire. It was a wonderful place to walk.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1cfc76hCj1BM8dVSOaK8XcIRv6p5_ljsKNy5hdfR-jdWsgA2ke47tGRemKsYoaKn5FWrdOYdw00h637h9ppg8HJ3e-POnz7IfjXENj5cDbxj0JmAIKhtUvdJodPZLaq77SdvFmbKk8c/s1600-h/Oct03016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1cfc76hCj1BM8dVSOaK8XcIRv6p5_ljsKNy5hdfR-jdWsgA2ke47tGRemKsYoaKn5FWrdOYdw00h637h9ppg8HJ3e-POnz7IfjXENj5cDbxj0JmAIKhtUvdJodPZLaq77SdvFmbKk8c/s400/Oct03016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149354011052434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I was able to walk all over the place with Mommy and NO LEASH!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsfcXRGVKODs5n6QWIvxtC6dtICfNyULxTQWvcOZnmdioPcYT_GrKV6lKUhx16D6hmwxETJrqp0L9Z4m0mLP95qf8amok0CU1aHp2PzV1ZF_fGRucqt_FflYSPWd5SBz73etP-LSIeiQ/s1600-h/Oct03020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsfcXRGVKODs5n6QWIvxtC6dtICfNyULxTQWvcOZnmdioPcYT_GrKV6lKUhx16D6hmwxETJrqp0L9Z4m0mLP95qf8amok0CU1aHp2PzV1ZF_fGRucqt_FflYSPWd5SBz73etP-LSIeiQ/s400/Oct03020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146944534399218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The pathways were all over the valley.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH04I3NZBOytcFP01RdsFzlqyrNL12N6By2cj3j-YdnAlEsRu7NekafegxdtPeEzpSTJmB4S-SkPvYihxii-K5PeIdShMEZII88e3yiqP4n22P0aGAJMdaB71tIYak1LvFGscJyKWONs/s1600-h/Oct03025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH04I3NZBOytcFP01RdsFzlqyrNL12N6By2cj3j-YdnAlEsRu7NekafegxdtPeEzpSTJmB4S-SkPvYihxii-K5PeIdShMEZII88e3yiqP4n22P0aGAJMdaB71tIYak1LvFGscJyKWONs/s400/Oct03025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146948829366530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Don't I look elegant in my fine Autumn clothes?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxOjvs2rSm_1nS2K_yEvUCKxsWXD-pbABEtdXMCcEF_QHchrK0Zqh4h-WHPWG-PJHZPHwwMogLr5g3dA8sM63HhyahH5rzPMYJmjXd-5OFiQVQbAqBbfm8CE0cB53KiplbpNIWZQdAQ4/s1600-h/Oct03026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxOjvs2rSm_1nS2K_yEvUCKxsWXD-pbABEtdXMCcEF_QHchrK0Zqh4h-WHPWG-PJHZPHwwMogLr5g3dA8sM63HhyahH5rzPMYJmjXd-5OFiQVQbAqBbfm8CE0cB53KiplbpNIWZQdAQ4/s400/Oct03026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146957419301138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We met Tara and Bill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JkriUL-MlKNxHWDO2oUbPnd6wdsRnKhvaEZxowlGr7qjjBZchTNew8G-jwDjpfWKK3_DYwJJ-mmUmZryotXAHdlGrmqGYnZ_kHPWbB3YQqeJ2YrXASvwoCMKsQZRSif7eqqrOpky6nM/s1600-h/Oct04003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JkriUL-MlKNxHWDO2oUbPnd6wdsRnKhvaEZxowlGr7qjjBZchTNew8G-jwDjpfWKK3_DYwJJ-mmUmZryotXAHdlGrmqGYnZ_kHPWbB3YQqeJ2YrXASvwoCMKsQZRSif7eqqrOpky6nM/s400/Oct04003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146961714268450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Tara was a sweet sheltie. She was a best friend to Sable and Sapphire. Now she is my best friend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZk-LHOVE3s-XVfYAbqrrWaPoOrzPvDYI1v0hWWm0I2S1B9rpnspRTxiGHfOIiawjhR-WhmMu7Lfn5r5_b1IXmyMaM5fchut_wS1yF2OpkaFptSFDnwT19Gz2qkxF8wBh1IFJY9hq4w8/s1600-h/Oct06004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZk-LHOVE3s-XVfYAbqrrWaPoOrzPvDYI1v0hWWm0I2S1B9rpnspRTxiGHfOIiawjhR-WhmMu7Lfn5r5_b1IXmyMaM5fchut_wS1yF2OpkaFptSFDnwT19Gz2qkxF8wBh1IFJY9hq4w8/s400/Oct06004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146961714268466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am on the shores of Lake Ontario in Scarborough. What a huge sea this is. It is the same sea we crossed to go to the Islands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zpn5y5cIMeycLL3kKBq3aklxOXtmL_lUaoEeyqUgwxN4BWRR3okNguouySi4XNFJtph2K7QKGMR-rBcmsd0ArAMgbxZIzon6i8gv3KUZsVlv2_uLbIsg7Ktte-tXioK6C4kpZWNXNG4/s1600-h/Oct06007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zpn5y5cIMeycLL3kKBq3aklxOXtmL_lUaoEeyqUgwxN4BWRR3okNguouySi4XNFJtph2K7QKGMR-rBcmsd0ArAMgbxZIzon6i8gv3KUZsVlv2_uLbIsg7Ktte-tXioK6C4kpZWNXNG4/s400/Oct06007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146218684926114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I am exploring the beach with Duke and Ben and Daddy's friend Cheryl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCyTHtVcD8Dg09yj2Jp5xRLU2hEaHxwoo6dBu3aPvIRlXx1aMS3Ns85Ht5kthz4lGThG-ox90cFezAHyZ_0xKju8Pivi8Qo2lSYuZWeG26308_xkAYTwhPTckg8UHApWsMjAH5M8W47Y/s1600-h/Oct06011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCyTHtVcD8Dg09yj2Jp5xRLU2hEaHxwoo6dBu3aPvIRlXx1aMS3Ns85Ht5kthz4lGThG-ox90cFezAHyZ_0xKju8Pivi8Qo2lSYuZWeG26308_xkAYTwhPTckg8UHApWsMjAH5M8W47Y/s400/Oct06011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146222979893426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ben watches me playing with Duke.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnKGTy0PXlNairTYFzWnN6wlNyQUeIOayhlVKySxn1cuE_S61dm4Z5SHKNlnBiVEk_QkwTYf-YNOn1MKxiujAcj7eqAu7pI-pbIPGcEDCGAnqQtIJQxAfPbxUa3rhjGtIE8yU_KLDWKY/s1600-h/Oct06015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnKGTy0PXlNairTYFzWnN6wlNyQUeIOayhlVKySxn1cuE_S61dm4Z5SHKNlnBiVEk_QkwTYf-YNOn1MKxiujAcj7eqAu7pI-pbIPGcEDCGAnqQtIJQxAfPbxUa3rhjGtIE8yU_KLDWKY/s400/Oct06015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146227274860738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />After playing so hard Mommy and I needed a rest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIDjxm4yx-LJO7l5Njxn0H10YP8rairwC9Tp9tmnd_oOhkD3qxIePWsmPRyOJGw3hPhaDJsHI5_4tA74v3elq3OG3b08atIuQphUuIpKBxT8XzDtj-OI5KTh5pSxMWzTpJHdwW2aGa3Q/s1600-h/Oct06017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIDjxm4yx-LJO7l5Njxn0H10YP8rairwC9Tp9tmnd_oOhkD3qxIePWsmPRyOJGw3hPhaDJsHI5_4tA74v3elq3OG3b08atIuQphUuIpKBxT8XzDtj-OI5KTh5pSxMWzTpJHdwW2aGa3Q/s400/Oct06017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146231569828050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This was another day and a warm day. Mommy is wearing a lovely Polar Bear T-shirt and I have no sweater today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sTkoC_ASge4qbrSELoQIbVeITJfMrqulpQvag2Yz-8DSog1latHNz_ws8fP1RInNVojPGINhHj6-AbPUpqmc6NnZP97Y74lQ9vEkgF4umn2dyXeP0rwmOpMaEu9TKpqNMWVaGsghOX0/s1600-h/Oct07010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sTkoC_ASge4qbrSELoQIbVeITJfMrqulpQvag2Yz-8DSog1latHNz_ws8fP1RInNVojPGINhHj6-AbPUpqmc6NnZP97Y74lQ9vEkgF4umn2dyXeP0rwmOpMaEu9TKpqNMWVaGsghOX0/s400/Oct07010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186146235864795362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There you have a few photos of my walks in Toronto in Autumn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-53083986973298953112008-03-15T14:05:00.020-03:002008-12-08T19:28:51.907-02:00Niagara FallsHere we are, Mom and me, approaching Niagara Falls, at the Welland Canal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMU6pSv45Y-mKAhxOJDWffajYwgsCGUhFhwsObMcl6MK_KxawbX9vEvanUuKw8SROAzDnRxa5loUT28r-tnXW7V7zQ0V7xvH943r3MAFkNQLG3mX6gR2h9B8_76ubcYRhoI5krNr1xyo/s1600-h/Oct25036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMU6pSv45Y-mKAhxOJDWffajYwgsCGUhFhwsObMcl6MK_KxawbX9vEvanUuKw8SROAzDnRxa5loUT28r-tnXW7V7zQ0V7xvH943r3MAFkNQLG3mX6gR2h9B8_76ubcYRhoI5krNr1xyo/s400/Oct25036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178021346242846802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The Lift Bridge is very interesting, it goes up to let ships pass under it. WOW!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN5pyzgbkz1VbFeALhYUltmqZya-7-tZ39akStQ5yT94ygSfYfarE8kqVTX2ztj1iZ1Ckxnj71y8TUIPaMEdXBZ0G2MbEtOJjkQsScF76zLBSyLeI8yUhYO7uaj3X1oSq-T4k-ds0q7k/s1600-h/Oct25037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN5pyzgbkz1VbFeALhYUltmqZya-7-tZ39akStQ5yT94ygSfYfarE8kqVTX2ztj1iZ1Ckxnj71y8TUIPaMEdXBZ0G2MbEtOJjkQsScF76zLBSyLeI8yUhYO7uaj3X1oSq-T4k-ds0q7k/s400/Oct25037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178021350537814114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Our 1st view of the Falls, cloudy, wet, rain..brrrrr... COLD!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4nGK0ipdt8yvoXx4SslbNyNbUQtPAtpRiI0813eNe5VGc9_78kat472Um74twWAFY82iUQ1SZBKlP4ZIAvFhWNQIc1o9Ksn4ICU9cEhIqdUzg0ED5jg5nlmA4LnfRMWhslv2S2W_1aM/s1600-h/Oct25038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4nGK0ipdt8yvoXx4SslbNyNbUQtPAtpRiI0813eNe5VGc9_78kat472Um74twWAFY82iUQ1SZBKlP4ZIAvFhWNQIc1o9Ksn4ICU9cEhIqdUzg0ED5jg5nlmA4LnfRMWhslv2S2W_1aM/s400/Oct25038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178021350537814130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />See the top of the falls (100 meters). Here the water before it falls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl8ad8deJDgCCb6-cgQP5XexVfcWm-U3jZKV-xgxCdwspNZUP8RwRYSXW3OlUV96tPN8sQehtmhjoDWhwIYgdc7YtmIurO7x2j02S3itcG3pZdwCEINoyren24Nnsst79o8ekbQI4w2k/s1600-h/Oct25045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl8ad8deJDgCCb6-cgQP5XexVfcWm-U3jZKV-xgxCdwspNZUP8RwRYSXW3OlUV96tPN8sQehtmhjoDWhwIYgdc7YtmIurO7x2j02S3itcG3pZdwCEINoyren24Nnsst79o8ekbQI4w2k/s400/Oct25045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020955400822786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Isn't that fantastic? You can see the mist of the water rising up. Pretty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpykaMokbD2lGbMnGnshYvMP0fAaN3uqcZOP7lfBX5u2fygacJXkIr6PYlFvWb6Sjc2GZeF-yiAMckSqGQ6XWMSFOZlHXh0vTk9zSv3trT-gQ0VZxpUHIBRd4GBwRQP7Mjp_vVpIzBiic/s1600-h/Oct25050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpykaMokbD2lGbMnGnshYvMP0fAaN3uqcZOP7lfBX5u2fygacJXkIr6PYlFvWb6Sjc2GZeF-yiAMckSqGQ6XWMSFOZlHXh0vTk9zSv3trT-gQ0VZxpUHIBRd4GBwRQP7Mjp_vVpIzBiic/s400/Oct25050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020959695790098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Look at Daddy, making pose to get a great pic!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GZ7OL5dTeDpYd5lYJOcLz4Rq0mBVD9InX5PTBAQhBSdw9AaJTBM0X1tXE4I1a2i7FUkUsNEKgSgxtK1-w-vaWYsONxM1rRFzdMGIpXfhsmuvAERwnuneWMY3Y36OKK0VFiyL0n44B9U/s1600-h/Oct25051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GZ7OL5dTeDpYd5lYJOcLz4Rq0mBVD9InX5PTBAQhBSdw9AaJTBM0X1tXE4I1a2i7FUkUsNEKgSgxtK1-w-vaWYsONxM1rRFzdMGIpXfhsmuvAERwnuneWMY3Y36OKK0VFiyL0n44B9U/s400/Oct25051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020959695790114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now the American side of the falls. It's not as huge as at the Canadian side but it's also pretty!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg3oLD_fMjT9BqF5z4ofYr5kjkzZKxNnqjZ04SjSlF_BlFF1W9rgnEF3rKo96iXd5QmZF7h_ygFBquQ8wmfoXKEdR2ul8UQeNsHDjgGfn2HPSiyvMDace29wfh8KeI81A6HCLI01Iyw0/s1600-h/Oct25053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg3oLD_fMjT9BqF5z4ofYr5kjkzZKxNnqjZ04SjSlF_BlFF1W9rgnEF3rKo96iXd5QmZF7h_ygFBquQ8wmfoXKEdR2ul8UQeNsHDjgGfn2HPSiyvMDace29wfh8KeI81A6HCLI01Iyw0/s400/Oct25053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020963990757426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Powerful Lights to light up the falls at night. They have different colors to turn the falls prettier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONG1ZypZjFpEqpG5XqXtQ5jW5e00kfHk82Z2qBAIE5HQtiANno0l1rGVP1zn2dZKEfPoNafzdSmgCoRdDKrs4G5q2DJesCLn8p91ffeW-VBoTvnazH-CqipDSd00Ev6tO63WlDW1K0v4/s1600-h/Oct25054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONG1ZypZjFpEqpG5XqXtQ5jW5e00kfHk82Z2qBAIE5HQtiANno0l1rGVP1zn2dZKEfPoNafzdSmgCoRdDKrs4G5q2DJesCLn8p91ffeW-VBoTvnazH-CqipDSd00Ev6tO63WlDW1K0v4/s400/Oct25054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020963990757442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ah! the stores of souvenirs! They are fascinating! Look at the size of this bear! But don't be afraid, it's not real.... hahaha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gUHa75u9x2F5rBVXs6MCB7qG2wXUN4KgYDktPyAt2JfUvwhO8abyUvAOjCEFdAzXnCmnhzvBQetzOgu2fewSXtNaIhRufBPnrb_mYjC7ZMjqYDlM6NGDIk-A4KxhjOH7-YAjl6WpokQ/s1600-h/Oct25057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gUHa75u9x2F5rBVXs6MCB7qG2wXUN4KgYDktPyAt2JfUvwhO8abyUvAOjCEFdAzXnCmnhzvBQetzOgu2fewSXtNaIhRufBPnrb_mYjC7ZMjqYDlM6NGDIk-A4KxhjOH7-YAjl6WpokQ/s400/Oct25057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178017472182345618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom liked the Indian in the Souvenir Shop. They hold hands!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ_Hb-Ohe33S2vnhLcJzHdVckhdrqizIQ7ECwLXryV0PVgXnnzBdczrJazl5JCLc-IZIgoK3adHYA7AfA-dVBbWF74ZjBoBzrUeH8pnT6LVMzckP79wJeSPRqOiBKUydgcPKDFvXCAdY/s1600-h/Oct25058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ_Hb-Ohe33S2vnhLcJzHdVckhdrqizIQ7ECwLXryV0PVgXnnzBdczrJazl5JCLc-IZIgoK3adHYA7AfA-dVBbWF74ZjBoBzrUeH8pnT6LVMzckP79wJeSPRqOiBKUydgcPKDFvXCAdY/s400/Oct25058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178017476477312930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here we came to see the Control dam above the falls where they get energy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0pIzKnD1kGSb8lAC8HIMZDShfQJDMwr8iDzpbPojdaTDs0yiAJcAoPyzkwBi36wnBN3MLC8lvnEhYOONyqRUuIDuMX4STL81vtkPYRkXIaSfo6KyqMyvwUKbIur6HBIFr5-AFKlGw64/s1600-h/Oct25065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0pIzKnD1kGSb8lAC8HIMZDShfQJDMwr8iDzpbPojdaTDs0yiAJcAoPyzkwBi36wnBN3MLC8lvnEhYOONyqRUuIDuMX4STL81vtkPYRkXIaSfo6KyqMyvwUKbIur6HBIFr5-AFKlGw64/s400/Oct25065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178017480772280242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We stop walking a bit when we found this nice place to rest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz96Y58G_2tg6rbeIRvt_PXXcU02_68rj2CoSBqK8XLDQc9z88yq1Uwlk9iM70bhJj4vXeOsIPRxY_74Z3e-hcoyjcchf_hJU6jdugdV_qx0nfDwNp1JouV9gvwDah4D2wPaPzEeezNY/s1600-h/Oct25066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz96Y58G_2tg6rbeIRvt_PXXcU02_68rj2CoSBqK8XLDQc9z88yq1Uwlk9iM70bhJj4vXeOsIPRxY_74Z3e-hcoyjcchf_hJU6jdugdV_qx0nfDwNp1JouV9gvwDah4D2wPaPzEeezNY/s400/Oct25066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178017485067247554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />These Big Gates control the water to generators. They can close them when there is too much water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6c0QlloWQhmhNzSPqURyuGTCEKO6zaKU5HFSt0BLaV2zIGv7IhEP77nvZypAEwynRAVqZ5FKhmANqhO6TdY0uU18DHpUfLYj09QYcPqz4-nDvxW21DgSACCzdlNy4rFOSzBWxbfusAA/s1600-h/Oct25069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6c0QlloWQhmhNzSPqURyuGTCEKO6zaKU5HFSt0BLaV2zIGv7IhEP77nvZypAEwynRAVqZ5FKhmANqhO6TdY0uU18DHpUfLYj09QYcPqz4-nDvxW21DgSACCzdlNy4rFOSzBWxbfusAA/s400/Oct25069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178017489362214866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom went on the Cable Car with Dad. I stayed in the car waiting for them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tt5jJqb9iP2b3rXRz3ahJE2gieoUkOBsmLytXOkc2_hQDMbB9flb8N9SgCcS9UEryf6n27jlzWZC-_P6Lob-ZIQDz-Z_qslL-wzcLAHKLqjTMMbPu4-ZjEl0952Zjmou4a1RqipH4fg/s1600-h/Oct25117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tt5jJqb9iP2b3rXRz3ahJE2gieoUkOBsmLytXOkc2_hQDMbB9flb8N9SgCcS9UEryf6n27jlzWZC-_P6Lob-ZIQDz-Z_qslL-wzcLAHKLqjTMMbPu4-ZjEl0952Zjmou4a1RqipH4fg/s400/Oct25117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020079227494386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A view from the Cable Car over Niagara River.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0qEYhN7hWFJwoFr-lq7A2ZLCKwaRRVVjGvvO2YpB1tEp_VUVgPiMCtggqPIpNtyLBohYiUezwKSSC_r9fjgrBz7XYAiIMgqxQ3ARps2bOCAH4YT9CDaGl4HEiGwOY6D20sn2NYFa1lE/s1600-h/Oct25106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0qEYhN7hWFJwoFr-lq7A2ZLCKwaRRVVjGvvO2YpB1tEp_VUVgPiMCtggqPIpNtyLBohYiUezwKSSC_r9fjgrBz7XYAiIMgqxQ3ARps2bOCAH4YT9CDaGl4HEiGwOY6D20sn2NYFa1lE/s400/Oct25106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178020074932527074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I hope you like because Niagara Falls was the most beautiful experience I ever had!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-57797674208353062912008-03-09T16:31:00.000-03:002008-12-08T19:28:55.023-02:00Close to Brasil at Point PeleeOne very cold day in Autumn 2004 I got all dressed up in my new Canadian Coat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YizLodo8FTJxyhBwyfnqM01TZRcEfy6W3hea2eecHI92V7fgrHmcSFmoboanBzBcRtc5d7BXmDT_yzcjBt5xAChX3vR0CneGqk2pkMG-AWf7VEmKwdlKlrSSFf0wMacM3uSUsv6quJM/s1600-h/Oct18003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YizLodo8FTJxyhBwyfnqM01TZRcEfy6W3hea2eecHI92V7fgrHmcSFmoboanBzBcRtc5d7BXmDT_yzcjBt5xAChX3vR0CneGqk2pkMG-AWf7VEmKwdlKlrSSFf0wMacM3uSUsv6quJM/s400/Oct18003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173231875952489666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />Mom was all dressed up in her new Canadian winter coat too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aWmkL_bsbQlc6b_wjcgzZdO1ShlnIziyOFPpvFLxsyAJRMyMhhZ9nLp5XjR79I3X-sHQGUw9ZNqk1-IXb2bnFQVlLvIjUew7gndp1EtG-QeAhuAbaUq2cY8YCC9KTxnhavMQ7DosY34/s1600-h/Oct21002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aWmkL_bsbQlc6b_wjcgzZdO1ShlnIziyOFPpvFLxsyAJRMyMhhZ9nLp5XjR79I3X-sHQGUw9ZNqk1-IXb2bnFQVlLvIjUew7gndp1EtG-QeAhuAbaUq2cY8YCC9KTxnhavMQ7DosY34/s400/Oct21002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173231875952489682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We all went to Windsor, Ont and visited one of Daddy's friend. He took us all to Point Pelee!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8kOCCfl4xnq4JFCDOpo4dH4JRPkHibcQFcmBKiTRa-1jWW4yCK35nGuXPhqtTshjx2Ty5m-WoGu5P1KiYyIK78pMl8-pgUlBn8bc9ngo6J8Y8Cam0GM__ND97A_sKLMNTz0ZH1oYB_4/s1600-h/Oct23023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8kOCCfl4xnq4JFCDOpo4dH4JRPkHibcQFcmBKiTRa-1jWW4yCK35nGuXPhqtTshjx2Ty5m-WoGu5P1KiYyIK78pMl8-pgUlBn8bc9ngo6J8Y8Cam0GM__ND97A_sKLMNTz0ZH1oYB_4/s400/Oct23023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173231884542424306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We are on the boardwalk across the marsh. That is Arnold with mom and me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegL8Y_5AS98YD2dCeGfu6ALzvFcirn_8cL0YJcZ2acKGeT2ndzi_GGqZOWIHNKWvytvZZhju3UYbFSZv2h_hxZebD8dr5JDLD1ymFCWRhKTluj-c1qiUvh2MBMDXRQRUbCOZ0K9XqCqY/s1600-h/Oct23026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegL8Y_5AS98YD2dCeGfu6ALzvFcirn_8cL0YJcZ2acKGeT2ndzi_GGqZOWIHNKWvytvZZhju3UYbFSZv2h_hxZebD8dr5JDLD1ymFCWRhKTluj-c1qiUvh2MBMDXRQRUbCOZ0K9XqCqY/s400/Oct23026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173231901722293506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We took a train ride down to the museum and the Point. That was wonderful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_nDeOhdj3JcHkeD3yWLkORKDccS1lrAUo3-VOykJ1zCCeCMTkTk3jWPwK4IFxC6sakWyVgvwfFfbeoJRaZDiWYKV5cqDXat5KwegaYuDhNeWZdCfrJNGB4pZA6OPG8kSd3R8_WNnmXM/s1600-h/Oct23054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_nDeOhdj3JcHkeD3yWLkORKDccS1lrAUo3-VOykJ1zCCeCMTkTk3jWPwK4IFxC6sakWyVgvwfFfbeoJRaZDiWYKV5cqDXat5KwegaYuDhNeWZdCfrJNGB4pZA6OPG8kSd3R8_WNnmXM/s400/Oct23054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173229633979561074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here we are at the Point.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63pH7A_XRiFqE3SFXaBplj12u5IptbPXdjuf_uO6ry1eApYthhVYYzkkSgKCayU9Do6UJiuRYGqGhHeDvBEUS5Bm0MK4gI6u0z-xUJFNZjETe2kr1sarg51iUjgEWcDeobOYGiT8IDxU/s1600-h/Oct23056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63pH7A_XRiFqE3SFXaBplj12u5IptbPXdjuf_uO6ry1eApYthhVYYzkkSgKCayU9Do6UJiuRYGqGhHeDvBEUS5Bm0MK4gI6u0z-xUJFNZjETe2kr1sarg51iUjgEWcDeobOYGiT8IDxU/s400/Oct23056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173229642569495682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the furthest south point in Canada. We are very close to Brasil here. This sign says we are at 42° N Latitude.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTR-JDhpStSp3vGFPqnUCVdM08TCfINI1WlSjlbkiWz7_Y4C86Upnq4Qfu54hfwSK3fJbWzyNQZNqe8jJNiwReo73yJMxFrX5ucHhXN1Wvbdo2rCG7xo77Ho2ujOWEmqZjOIUGnKK_-4/s1600-h/Oct23057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTR-JDhpStSp3vGFPqnUCVdM08TCfINI1WlSjlbkiWz7_Y4C86Upnq4Qfu54hfwSK3fJbWzyNQZNqe8jJNiwReo73yJMxFrX5ucHhXN1Wvbdo2rCG7xo77Ho2ujOWEmqZjOIUGnKK_-4/s400/Oct23057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173229655454397586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are Mommy and I as close to Brasil as we can get and still be in Canada. We are even as far south as Northern California. WOW!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSyIJHt8rKefTh_3fy-8yqigOAfqCLTUEt8AB5W2RJY0B-H-TuY1tiTVP_ui_2WysuzXUdSZmTNyWQ5lUf6VJnE2Vsl35GTPs-yXEq2S_kNsruzGygVX4ztX1KZ5kIbU27ct7hSIIJsM/s1600-h/Oct23070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSyIJHt8rKefTh_3fy-8yqigOAfqCLTUEt8AB5W2RJY0B-H-TuY1tiTVP_ui_2WysuzXUdSZmTNyWQ5lUf6VJnE2Vsl35GTPs-yXEq2S_kNsruzGygVX4ztX1KZ5kIbU27ct7hSIIJsM/s400/Oct23070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173229659749364898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We went back to Arnold's house where he had reserved this comfy chair just for me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojG8jug4cG01g9HBW51Wv1i4vm_iCIGSgmXFJ4deC_2leBWzqASsmPxIN8eGUhXxhztDsk7AUNlt2hMobqr3EFtG40bALeVQEdrwpjclWjb1_lJ1eIDHpxZdoI42nYdUkZm1QjpeC_vk/s1600-h/Oct22024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojG8jug4cG01g9HBW51Wv1i4vm_iCIGSgmXFJ4deC_2leBWzqASsmPxIN8eGUhXxhztDsk7AUNlt2hMobqr3EFtG40bALeVQEdrwpjclWjb1_lJ1eIDHpxZdoI42nYdUkZm1QjpeC_vk/s400/Oct22024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173231880247456994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here we all are; Arnold, Mommy and Daddy with me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T7yb3uIeY_PTl86_O89BSJxKFZE8_Ntd92nN2pb-DFj6-rmo7KF0F7lQ7Q_m9pPG_ZlDedn4xfqK-1zhwFpX7ckPy1eTKDkBBfn7mTtu04_VVPvCZCK2tdtqyft-l3-4xZ-1o-W4gus/s1600-h/Oct23092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T7yb3uIeY_PTl86_O89BSJxKFZE8_Ntd92nN2pb-DFj6-rmo7KF0F7lQ7Q_m9pPG_ZlDedn4xfqK-1zhwFpX7ckPy1eTKDkBBfn7mTtu04_VVPvCZCK2tdtqyft-l3-4xZ-1o-W4gus/s400/Oct23092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173229672634266802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our next adventure was Niagara!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-22200138956415981172008-03-02T11:14:00.008-03:002008-12-08T19:28:58.558-02:00Across the Sea on a Big ShipI took Mom and Dad down to the Ferry Docks at the waterfront to catch a big ship to go across the sea to the Islands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwpkhB2ihCMknvZ2doDehdlnZHbplQAwBRIx0H69guSX-lyuLLSPx7ARp3FXKZynVE1an0pc0IYr5LVeccZmkoDb8J0cscN3zEioLoCZc8RSg5NtBY8ndboDcqf36qeEtuR7gcMtEX-Q/s1600-h/Oct12003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwpkhB2ihCMknvZ2doDehdlnZHbplQAwBRIx0H69guSX-lyuLLSPx7ARp3FXKZynVE1an0pc0IYr5LVeccZmkoDb8J0cscN3zEioLoCZc8RSg5NtBY8ndboDcqf36qeEtuR7gcMtEX-Q/s400/Oct12003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171311187260491122" border="0" /></a><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><br />We waited for the ship to depart.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ5QdJZeNOlCjjDoVoLhJP29VfPxvOGAsxbEYHKAQloFmBc31iDSSUwMUJuTUz22r4sNaT0zoR7BshWE6VCzzjs9aTfkskDm7Cqc7rnu373CTma6GO3hy0SZB6MAVJSUmxngWoMPdWkc/s1600-h/Oct12004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ5QdJZeNOlCjjDoVoLhJP29VfPxvOGAsxbEYHKAQloFmBc31iDSSUwMUJuTUz22r4sNaT0zoR7BshWE6VCzzjs9aTfkskDm7Cqc7rnu373CTma6GO3hy0SZB6MAVJSUmxngWoMPdWkc/s400/Oct12004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171310594555004194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This was a very big ship.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Le4hH3LtFTOM4s7UWpBm1DEjk_b2bYLvDUBRPctGdLTPeCkFBWUpKZNFL-kxharU9OD-7tL2252wj8UOs11De3v5gvmFFoBfWEqR9VLXHxP-coyOri1O075RcJeJfM8hheVLtOOQzJs/s1600-h/Oct12006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Le4hH3LtFTOM4s7UWpBm1DEjk_b2bYLvDUBRPctGdLTPeCkFBWUpKZNFL-kxharU9OD-7tL2252wj8UOs11De3v5gvmFFoBfWEqR9VLXHxP-coyOri1O075RcJeJfM8hheVLtOOQzJs/s400/Oct12006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171310598849971506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is where the Captain of the ship steers the ship.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-Q4AAipVe4mGEL1LPhgI94dODL1C83iMTr1loBxtokPXe41EhnhLEj4v2KuNaBORye92u_pNoiqMP1kD-yf6ir0xcGbIY1TbCfe7jbX2kSxIb02XfPS5kLJsssCxR8x9ZH8-RylswIw/s1600-h/Oct12008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-Q4AAipVe4mGEL1LPhgI94dODL1C83iMTr1loBxtokPXe41EhnhLEj4v2KuNaBORye92u_pNoiqMP1kD-yf6ir0xcGbIY1TbCfe7jbX2kSxIb02XfPS5kLJsssCxR8x9ZH8-RylswIw/s400/Oct12008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171310603144938818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We head out on the ocean and you can see the CN Tower back in the city.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9NFoLBrdO41TG_ZzQ-OdOpSwmdsZ3ykrKsQ6v2k18H2GObjCA526TD3_EIbO8aMWtByich45MkmGbqc4agw_O9Y1JI8VxWujbC3w2Cqy-16cmVWAoveS2HV_Cq-Yf6XbWMsHFr1Ak_k/s1600-h/Oct12016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9NFoLBrdO41TG_ZzQ-OdOpSwmdsZ3ykrKsQ6v2k18H2GObjCA526TD3_EIbO8aMWtByich45MkmGbqc4agw_O9Y1JI8VxWujbC3w2Cqy-16cmVWAoveS2HV_Cq-Yf6XbWMsHFr1Ak_k/s400/Oct12016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171310611734873426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />If you look close you can see the Hot Air Balloon we rode in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Xs8YPIfoUf0Z7vYgQ-x-cOA2_yPaCDNgvSdY0bh_yIeLsWnVZO8n1bsmm3Qfh5FAuJ5ZFpI9N1HXIK72eMuyV5T_q36aXKqCARh3I_PVped0FPNQo0ZVEjewmYH4D9FMrUVFfBUsYaQ/s1600-h/Oct12020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Xs8YPIfoUf0Z7vYgQ-x-cOA2_yPaCDNgvSdY0bh_yIeLsWnVZO8n1bsmm3Qfh5FAuJ5ZFpI9N1HXIK72eMuyV5T_q36aXKqCARh3I_PVped0FPNQo0ZVEjewmYH4D9FMrUVFfBUsYaQ/s400/Oct12020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171310616029840738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We arrived at he island after a long, lovely sea voyage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii34tULey751NWhqDDU5qIrzjhcasSRvbRQKj45l-pU0bUmmkfa2Rchi-JW1BZP1jTZVY5pVBmxspmQz8UadWUUB98TDtsheAdXzygLM6FOdJVU5apH0pHPmtbgl8YbaUm24FwWiEvPd0/s1600-h/Oct12024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii34tULey751NWhqDDU5qIrzjhcasSRvbRQKj45l-pU0bUmmkfa2Rchi-JW1BZP1jTZVY5pVBmxspmQz8UadWUUB98TDtsheAdXzygLM6FOdJVU5apH0pHPmtbgl8YbaUm24FwWiEvPd0/s400/Oct12024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171314099248317842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />They have a statue there of a famous rowing guy named Ned Hanlan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY_CMWG57iUSq6yVhlCmVdRRx8-_t43czWP5sp6zj0oueXVE62873TxJiyqUok9cO3lUSmjqZEY8LWOe7_AhZ9gpTS8X5UMc3OIlUgWCjBVGm2FqpkTsLGj65hJf3eoYAVL5pAYdAmbg/s1600-h/Oct12025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY_CMWG57iUSq6yVhlCmVdRRx8-_t43czWP5sp6zj0oueXVE62873TxJiyqUok9cO3lUSmjqZEY8LWOe7_AhZ9gpTS8X5UMc3OIlUgWCjBVGm2FqpkTsLGj65hJf3eoYAVL5pAYdAmbg/s400/Oct12025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171314103543285154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am up in a tree looking at the sights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtI02qIst2emwYyyVcZT-9p0OzMth1zcVp5MOW5udzBVMbvnCz6GsVNW1RIfhtPDcSHi2Xn44r6XKyA0umDZonG0jr_imdMv1yYlDxoFNXJjhHsDocq0rm_wOPKOTOsZPyFT0tmNvfu4/s1600-h/Oct12027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtI02qIst2emwYyyVcZT-9p0OzMth1zcVp5MOW5udzBVMbvnCz6GsVNW1RIfhtPDcSHi2Xn44r6XKyA0umDZonG0jr_imdMv1yYlDxoFNXJjhHsDocq0rm_wOPKOTOsZPyFT0tmNvfu4/s400/Oct12027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171309473568539778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We came to the sea shore. That is me in the distance far in front of mom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUoDs5xn1D2ipqisj5AmAZ1nMqbXXdX0WC4rIxanfzK0EsJbViV8TvG3r_ezkV-WtYuSpWHClyYDVCzda_fLW_fU3Nm1ttBbz92niyY-0Ta8fkstREUSwTVWtfN86jYDYUucRxh4g0ik/s1600-h/Oct12038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUoDs5xn1D2ipqisj5AmAZ1nMqbXXdX0WC4rIxanfzK0EsJbViV8TvG3r_ezkV-WtYuSpWHClyYDVCzda_fLW_fU3Nm1ttBbz92niyY-0Ta8fkstREUSwTVWtfN86jYDYUucRxh4g0ik/s400/Oct12038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171309477863507090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am gathering shells for my collection.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JlXqnMh9pQqRli4MBfo-upLF4IOWoF3dGl2vhEak_LHlq30xDoxPaNknWebabkm21OKggX6ZYDvWTZyBfNA6m0Lmx5UVEft1Eto9INYBjLtzSD1j6XehIzQ3DICspyeTke1OyTeqnwM/s1600-h/Oct12039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JlXqnMh9pQqRli4MBfo-upLF4IOWoF3dGl2vhEak_LHlq30xDoxPaNknWebabkm21OKggX6ZYDvWTZyBfNA6m0Lmx5UVEft1Eto9INYBjLtzSD1j6XehIzQ3DICspyeTke1OyTeqnwM/s400/Oct12039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171309495043376290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are some of the shells I got at the Islands. I also brought </span><span class="fullpost">some sand </span><span class="fullpost">to Brasil !<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42l5cb-DH3SAZp5zbnsys9QcwtrKX0I5f3AKKHk2LJZQsyRX2v35iG15O3RHR7jsHnUNJSS8RSmUaJp5IvDmgOdBL2c79AKVe7OM2Fac6rWy_InLTs-5MpdXUl_EmOa9j-kCLHU_Em2w/s1600-h/Mar02014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42l5cb-DH3SAZp5zbnsys9QcwtrKX0I5f3AKKHk2LJZQsyRX2v35iG15O3RHR7jsHnUNJSS8RSmUaJp5IvDmgOdBL2c79AKVe7OM2Fac6rWy_InLTs-5MpdXUl_EmOa9j-kCLHU_Em2w/s400/Mar02014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173248561900434722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am with Mom on another beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOseZzTM8Ma0-RQ9HtKBuwmmwAFoggNaT686vCb_1ufm5E1I0TkjSBlNOl3KflPxGIiI63_Z99jfJMBadvDX8FX4SOvGzBVEogKceZxLOEktHy4Gns5DMRE-1DKHSSBjTwVkA8jixVzGY/s1600-h/Oct12052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOseZzTM8Ma0-RQ9HtKBuwmmwAFoggNaT686vCb_1ufm5E1I0TkjSBlNOl3KflPxGIiI63_Z99jfJMBadvDX8FX4SOvGzBVEogKceZxLOEktHy4Gns5DMRE-1DKHSSBjTwVkA8jixVzGY/s400/Oct12052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171309499338343602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom stops to take a picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6nUmHqFJKx2pkhS7uOZbfzO98roT687EeH3Kezoik2zr2iw7Kt_Lgs9TfmVmyJCpUTfroFLejn4-elPLjb6o-9qLMuea9YL5z975SQcaLOaqf7YDbnZw1-hTqOEQ-3jOBkH6cGGkc_k/s1600-h/Oct12054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6nUmHqFJKx2pkhS7uOZbfzO98roT687EeH3Kezoik2zr2iw7Kt_Lgs9TfmVmyJCpUTfroFLejn4-elPLjb6o-9qLMuea9YL5z975SQcaLOaqf7YDbnZw1-hTqOEQ-3jOBkH6cGGkc_k/s400/Oct12054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171309507928278210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow! Another beach. This is fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEjO-y6SLu8DJSommFfTyuxgSUSByUAvK3Mfma0pk3fyU7h4e4t6yznJgpKZ340YruTKW2hgt-ukyq1qQglJw5p5D-Rwru3PDC3w0TWCplpEsvT888UtrTCTxymhBWJtXrcowmEzGUXM/s1600-h/Oct12058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEjO-y6SLu8DJSommFfTyuxgSUSByUAvK3Mfma0pk3fyU7h4e4t6yznJgpKZ340YruTKW2hgt-ukyq1qQglJw5p5D-Rwru3PDC3w0TWCplpEsvT888UtrTCTxymhBWJtXrcowmEzGUXM/s400/Oct12058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308872273118258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This beach is so big it stretches almost back to Brasil.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNS12s38zmctpArCQwNNVmy24XhVHgbBx7Pte-iqcFFmElES0qWUKQPhGaFpAiWn-VvcTRIefdE9wwyKEWmdWakA7Xzm059tjYoquS-4e2yaM-wKI0Onk7J5UoBeCM838iq-Y_1i3hZQ/s1600-h/Oct12060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNS12s38zmctpArCQwNNVmy24XhVHgbBx7Pte-iqcFFmElES0qWUKQPhGaFpAiWn-VvcTRIefdE9wwyKEWmdWakA7Xzm059tjYoquS-4e2yaM-wKI0Onk7J5UoBeCM838iq-Y_1i3hZQ/s400/Oct12060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308876568085570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom and I had to stop and have a rest. That was a lot of walking we did.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2rN2256MNHh05CuxMyjlSSC_Xn6OQSwLGx0eu26j4vu_3y_nXWniJJe0Zrw0Aih40JIsyJS-yRBR9_uNoD_Tv-tASwIYqAvm1KHedeVnAI4Z97YLCM4LsKYxXnTutQqgzLGrav7lEaU/s1600-h/Oct12064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2rN2256MNHh05CuxMyjlSSC_Xn6OQSwLGx0eu26j4vu_3y_nXWniJJe0Zrw0Aih40JIsyJS-yRBR9_uNoD_Tv-tASwIYqAvm1KHedeVnAI4Z97YLCM4LsKYxXnTutQqgzLGrav7lEaU/s400/Oct12064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308876568085586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We walked in land to a lovely park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvAW1Z5H0sRs9Qg5zjgN9EnfCx5O-MvEE91DYThXntPWZjdhm8jofBtwp-rpECrZB9ahJL0Y9HdXCpcYuSQ0_MDbVcMHQ2HOu4ne3HxjMo-h5eUYF31L69d7GvMMpbmrSN6ORW9r2go0/s1600-h/Oct12072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvAW1Z5H0sRs9Qg5zjgN9EnfCx5O-MvEE91DYThXntPWZjdhm8jofBtwp-rpECrZB9ahJL0Y9HdXCpcYuSQ0_MDbVcMHQ2HOu4ne3HxjMo-h5eUYF31L69d7GvMMpbmrSN6ORW9r2go0/s400/Oct12072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308885158020194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We found a very long boardwalk on Ward's Island.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K6BVHI4YmKXfZKUff_M0AhkSJerqQi8D8YXnsuGueWLjlgMBIUI1ePZDQUxNZIZ-zfWmPSNzMqghlpWcyhS6D1Pjmal0UBH1akbK777NKLafDvoJ4LWPZmAsOtbj7SQKJFgcbiHCOoQ/s1600-h/Oct12074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4K6BVHI4YmKXfZKUff_M0AhkSJerqQi8D8YXnsuGueWLjlgMBIUI1ePZDQUxNZIZ-zfWmPSNzMqghlpWcyhS6D1Pjmal0UBH1akbK777NKLafDvoJ4LWPZmAsOtbj7SQKJFgcbiHCOoQ/s400/Oct12074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308893747954802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Then we walked over the river on this bridge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7zRvDEQnMHZjEdMmG5Mri5cNhkjl10NVCJtvkGKe7sDmqvsSEKuSsodEaCn-0VFdk5ikymkB5zkJYFX68niSLorISif52uWFBSnLlY1WU-wWG1YngxNkhUUubJeHvgWcqjj65eEjRaI/s1600-h/Oct12082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7zRvDEQnMHZjEdMmG5Mri5cNhkjl10NVCJtvkGKe7sDmqvsSEKuSsodEaCn-0VFdk5ikymkB5zkJYFX68niSLorISif52uWFBSnLlY1WU-wWG1YngxNkhUUubJeHvgWcqjj65eEjRaI/s400/Oct12082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308348287108066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I am off exploring more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7ckMZnwVaOW3SkYjeHowBqKwnhC5iZp5p_Vcoms6zwPr_GsaLPrJQwFknmsb8E3KjYsVPIBfZwsx8FHVAlucHqYmrDaTrmVGWQzbggkqYDXm_wGxCaD71SLppItySsDzSdx2CWnyTi8/s1600-h/Oct12085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7ckMZnwVaOW3SkYjeHowBqKwnhC5iZp5p_Vcoms6zwPr_GsaLPrJQwFknmsb8E3KjYsVPIBfZwsx8FHVAlucHqYmrDaTrmVGWQzbggkqYDXm_wGxCaD71SLppItySsDzSdx2CWnyTi8/s400/Oct12085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308352582075378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom and I resting on a log.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xQx_z6GcU1s2qkHvpEhQ1qpeGZP1bV4IzXXfAFLq2119SNQZ8LedtJx_CXlu3BSafMHFpbw3dHHi07S5nnsSAbx1bGhkuWWDdaFYHUpM7zimAY6_qh_sGQgnYpovwKjlv2mJF9bZsAQ/s1600-h/Oct12086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xQx_z6GcU1s2qkHvpEhQ1qpeGZP1bV4IzXXfAFLq2119SNQZ8LedtJx_CXlu3BSafMHFpbw3dHHi07S5nnsSAbx1bGhkuWWDdaFYHUpM7zimAY6_qh_sGQgnYpovwKjlv2mJF9bZsAQ/s400/Oct12086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308356877042690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />From this quiet place we can see all the way back to Toronto, far, far over the sea!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3-WTgu6MMjO1tK0gxhVrAsR7WHl3Ul6mgZ6ACtWpwC7rpAOpvOCEMtwD24M5yZkTKVDnDbXNzT_u0Ao7D3jBJLodobi6IbJVWLfrIZw204ayOHXfWcg4TJJFVxP8pGwLpQOyxayBKoc/s1600-h/Oct12092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3-WTgu6MMjO1tK0gxhVrAsR7WHl3Ul6mgZ6ACtWpwC7rpAOpvOCEMtwD24M5yZkTKVDnDbXNzT_u0Ao7D3jBJLodobi6IbJVWLfrIZw204ayOHXfWcg4TJJFVxP8pGwLpQOyxayBKoc/s400/Oct12092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308365466977298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Here comes our big ship to take us back to Toronto after a wonderful day of exploring the islands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4eOOH6ZnYEtQMVIuPy69i0WKigylR5uU-FxBrmoKV5tI_TmAVvaR8qKWwBMCxs5QCNDFc5QhfLhHEcjcn6gMk4xAP9GjJqiuaxJZLwvAJLeS20UF_BiJDXMOVUa1wCpRbUThbPVQdbE/s1600-h/Oct12102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4eOOH6ZnYEtQMVIuPy69i0WKigylR5uU-FxBrmoKV5tI_TmAVvaR8qKWwBMCxs5QCNDFc5QhfLhHEcjcn6gMk4xAP9GjJqiuaxJZLwvAJLeS20UF_BiJDXMOVUa1wCpRbUThbPVQdbE/s400/Oct12102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171308365466977314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We had a lot of fun exploring the beaches and parks on the islands.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />Photos by Urso Branco</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-10382245170739494772008-02-24T09:23:00.009-03:002008-12-08T19:28:59.720-02:00Bambina the Aeronaut!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYS0YH4aNb4-DjFPKy7Fcvc5cFK4Is_w8lJBt9PNS3aGoknYdgy8r8ioFN8J4NRFzS7Lgy4I-Lzf4C7qSRYOTxXBvX9vRVs_sPOtFcxVYIjE6p8kPXZL-5UKUktDHGNAZX1yn7SzrZAk/s1600-h/Sep19020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYS0YH4aNb4-DjFPKy7Fcvc5cFK4Is_w8lJBt9PNS3aGoknYdgy8r8ioFN8J4NRFzS7Lgy4I-Lzf4C7qSRYOTxXBvX9vRVs_sPOtFcxVYIjE6p8kPXZL-5UKUktDHGNAZX1yn7SzrZAk/s320/Sep19020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170524576885130082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a fantastic experience for me. I took Mom and Dad up in a Hot Air Balloon.<br /><br />We could see the whole world from up here.<br /><br />This really was a High Adventure!<br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />Here is the Hot Air Balloon rising high in the sky with the famous CN Tower in the background.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dFlCyaVDmcochZJHKWFazWWuPjPi7jpZy1jM_QIgOxLkth4HW3pJImkdZ6TbZjstHOcWwmAIx0lQaaLE_3S0dyQXolazNjb1Xv8XJSPgRHgfPcPJ3ghe7dfWgVATJSo_JLilaHU55c/s1600-h/Sep20049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7dFlCyaVDmcochZJHKWFazWWuPjPi7jpZy1jM_QIgOxLkth4HW3pJImkdZ6TbZjstHOcWwmAIx0lQaaLE_3S0dyQXolazNjb1Xv8XJSPgRHgfPcPJ3ghe7dfWgVATJSo_JLilaHU55c/s400/Sep20049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170523855330624338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We were so high we could almost see home from here. I thought I could see Babi and the gang. Look how high we were!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ci3lAmKoqjoTRbcq5lc2lnwn1Ix5Rggaut7FxloAh24PFdW9ReJdflCizKSTPPteRSKHhCL-ty-bVssChZpaEgdVPsAZaFEBIn7bwy395C1j3ob_iDk4bxfjOadhC-biurjelCnzqPI/s1600-h/Sep19020J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ci3lAmKoqjoTRbcq5lc2lnwn1Ix5Rggaut7FxloAh24PFdW9ReJdflCizKSTPPteRSKHhCL-ty-bVssChZpaEgdVPsAZaFEBIn7bwy395C1j3ob_iDk4bxfjOadhC-biurjelCnzqPI/s400/Sep19020J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170523120891216642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Daddy called his friend Backup Brain to let him know how high we were.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkjEJEtWYEJuVq86Sv16N1g1v-_JnPPetyaGUIFefds3252ZGUy21DIRZAYZGdyU8WyYjXSt5aCfiticmIxp0QhWxUZZ-ApCRDOzW3S-ZCuu0qrkN7Q8rbpRe2KYxfdkktMrgWWetPXc/s1600-h/Sep19028J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkjEJEtWYEJuVq86Sv16N1g1v-_JnPPetyaGUIFefds3252ZGUy21DIRZAYZGdyU8WyYjXSt5aCfiticmIxp0QhWxUZZ-ApCRDOzW3S-ZCuu0qrkN7Q8rbpRe2KYxfdkktMrgWWetPXc/s400/Sep19028J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170523125186183954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom and Dad joined me in a Family Portrait to show the gang back home. They will all be so jealous when they see where I took Mom and Dad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jjAYKDMQSpw6KfAFsVqwT90FFU8BCbqyDvkZG5HzSChj-Iupc_fI546GFdDBQ5HstU-3rfbqKWn4camjstQnNaNRj4zJp91uEn2VYIjveCw_xffX4UhcdGyY0fP0fb23K5hdzH2sIQ/s1600-h/Sep19030J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jjAYKDMQSpw6KfAFsVqwT90FFU8BCbqyDvkZG5HzSChj-Iupc_fI546GFdDBQ5HstU-3rfbqKWn4camjstQnNaNRj4zJp91uEn2VYIjveCw_xffX4UhcdGyY0fP0fb23K5hdzH2sIQ/s400/Sep19030J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170523129481151266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We landed safely back on the ground!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUg_J-a0wfbtMoTXIvMMH9vx_rD0GiEe3ZYYhz23Auo4I20M0zLJ6rk44quyepZz8xmHc2NGpwPO5xoeQ_urZCiXi7vmXrQAZHu3WTZaJ2YUMeBLZn0JdnagtoT05_ZdB3jhNyTsC9PQ/s1600-h/Sep19037J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUg_J-a0wfbtMoTXIvMMH9vx_rD0GiEe3ZYYhz23Auo4I20M0zLJ6rk44quyepZz8xmHc2NGpwPO5xoeQ_urZCiXi7vmXrQAZHu3WTZaJ2YUMeBLZn0JdnagtoT05_ZdB3jhNyTsC9PQ/s400/Sep19037J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170523129481151282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was the most fabulous, fantastic, exciting, marvelous, wonderful experience of my life!<br /><br />That was me . . . . . Bambina the Aeronaut!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco and Judy</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-62945570027941113382008-02-24T08:34:00.002-03:002008-12-08T19:29:01.935-02:00Bambina goes to Canada!On September 12, 2004, I got all dressed up and we headed to the airport.<br /><br /><br />We rode in this 1st class transport . . . a van.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBXURqpQisqTGOoGfDeWHcUdBMOmbVsOKZzSGk7d_Qjao_9XVsXOgtKWTO0Br1GBOjPOhnH20QqEbhwChq-fZ8NrEgcrKKVSUAfM-n2Oe_qgOlnEOtl4whZ03JbrJ6iw828VyGFRo6gI/s1600-h/Sep12001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBXURqpQisqTGOoGfDeWHcUdBMOmbVsOKZzSGk7d_Qjao_9XVsXOgtKWTO0Br1GBOjPOhnH20QqEbhwChq-fZ8NrEgcrKKVSUAfM-n2Oe_qgOlnEOtl4whZ03JbrJ6iw828VyGFRo6gI/s400/Sep12001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170301496283775698" border="0" /></a><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some of the family were at the airport in Guarulhos?? to see us off. Here are Tia Lu , Tia Sandra and I looking at all the people in the airport. I am so excited!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rK8U0F2H1m7TydSjQrzHBT0_-RdGxtKCWgoA1jRwfq8ofIlbjFdXLMaEPHRxHQfv_BCsZ7ARkh5OA9-oCGUtRkilfP8NEz1ZFeZVFcVO30yLfuJvQfTK336nOYQeJhyphenhyphenqHXZFovHQ8es/s1600-h/Sep12010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rK8U0F2H1m7TydSjQrzHBT0_-RdGxtKCWgoA1jRwfq8ofIlbjFdXLMaEPHRxHQfv_BCsZ7ARkh5OA9-oCGUtRkilfP8NEz1ZFeZVFcVO30yLfuJvQfTK336nOYQeJhyphenhyphenqHXZFovHQ8es/s400/Sep12010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170301509168677602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I slept most of the way to Toronto.<br /><br />Here we are as we landed early in the morning. Dad was there to meet us. Isn't Mom elegant?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLInBHFaVpAAi4MldJkddfuw0sHQMD2G5Rk0Drnoo3DiXNUIFrGXRiHLCWnG8_f3-DIio7odxzQV068qlWp7fhcbwZBXimbG17V70_RpIfIQryBYxVpARNFFTectaPcyquG1vtx3qC6yM/s1600-h/Sep13003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLInBHFaVpAAi4MldJkddfuw0sHQMD2G5Rk0Drnoo3DiXNUIFrGXRiHLCWnG8_f3-DIio7odxzQV068qlWp7fhcbwZBXimbG17V70_RpIfIQryBYxVpARNFFTectaPcyquG1vtx3qC6yM/s400/Sep13003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170300933643059890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom and I walked along the street to Dad's home. This place is very interesting. It is all so different than Poços de Caldas, our home in Brasil.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUK540gF_Tg4GspjGz6Vwx5J88Ui3pFGDtphrIDSTJRsabHBSK1x3GAPOP94uMx6-yfEjrESOy1kvIwxzR5lQQGeJNaQ2hZk5aoecjn30w8p70xU3ThTET_oql2Hd6O3zXJUP7AB3gWA/s1600-h/Sep13005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUK540gF_Tg4GspjGz6Vwx5J88Ui3pFGDtphrIDSTJRsabHBSK1x3GAPOP94uMx6-yfEjrESOy1kvIwxzR5lQQGeJNaQ2hZk5aoecjn30w8p70xU3ThTET_oql2Hd6O3zXJUP7AB3gWA/s400/Sep13005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170300937938027202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am with Dad on a park bench on a warm day in early autumn in Canada.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZOhyphenhyphenZNB2lYAOcFITcgAJ7Mv7ghGtruCLZIl4ETM1CQswl72R9sSBpPhBLYKxlm9ZiX0pkK0MsvRze80YKgNVozTyUzlXJESdLrn-YCpLk552wFHWsbrE86eU_l-k3FZZLIYaiajOP_4/s1600-h/Sep15004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZOhyphenhyphenZNB2lYAOcFITcgAJ7Mv7ghGtruCLZIl4ETM1CQswl72R9sSBpPhBLYKxlm9ZiX0pkK0MsvRze80YKgNVozTyUzlXJESdLrn-YCpLk552wFHWsbrE86eU_l-k3FZZLIYaiajOP_4/s400/Sep15004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170300010225091218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We walked around the Exhibition grounds, but the Ex closed a week ago. This is a giant cannon!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3xMFo6oMD3u8xu0G9F0wx1PSOoBUv2zubsr_4IVuXRGIhIGqOUYcggYMCX482X7-g3JBKTFDWiNa6OL0xXwgVqOTqTS21wuVz8K4WzO4wRRrLZmwA3h33sFWCHlQrAaV1jIUpf-oT14/s1600-h/Sep15019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3xMFo6oMD3u8xu0G9F0wx1PSOoBUv2zubsr_4IVuXRGIhIGqOUYcggYMCX482X7-g3JBKTFDWiNa6OL0xXwgVqOTqTS21wuVz8K4WzO4wRRrLZmwA3h33sFWCHlQrAaV1jIUpf-oT14/s400/Sep15019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170300014520058530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I even met a Toronto policeman and his horse. They were both very friendly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1HYX5sdtUrMjo5C646iFLDk9KBN2KZKSUx5Glh7e0hXn2MMEPA57d36D4R4tBvFqIiEezCN00tS9kLxCEm8Iiy6k1hS_NeFZLp_TtlRbBQCEPh56DYIWpunDzn3P7l4H0lYzg68HSxg/s1600-h/Sep15023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1HYX5sdtUrMjo5C646iFLDk9KBN2KZKSUx5Glh7e0hXn2MMEPA57d36D4R4tBvFqIiEezCN00tS9kLxCEm8Iiy6k1hS_NeFZLp_TtlRbBQCEPh56DYIWpunDzn3P7l4H0lYzg68HSxg/s400/Sep15023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170297845561573938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I was in paradise!!!! Look at all that dog food and toys and clothes. A girl could get to love a place like this.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj-iJx3DGjaug8VjT3-Du708glV-bJtMtr7niQXCUWGhkg1MmVQjgOdseoOflmoLvVCm1wMDQCT2AQMwCAaT2ZpuWTdLl2TcJY2QpNlslGXhlAfnDd1Ydwlghxwj4k4DZb9DQpKO9KzQ/s1600-h/Sep17002J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj-iJx3DGjaug8VjT3-Du708glV-bJtMtr7niQXCUWGhkg1MmVQjgOdseoOflmoLvVCm1wMDQCT2AQMwCAaT2ZpuWTdLl2TcJY2QpNlslGXhlAfnDd1Ydwlghxwj4k4DZb9DQpKO9KzQ/s400/Sep17002J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170297854151508546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here I am on a bus with Dad. That was quite an experience for me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NOySvdV6gmI-1KJqQsoXYvxALk2zRFJntMZhn1CcTZ01d9r7i7JiX3AwDWEo9FAT2q95ESUQ0pKuqYHD-_8KS_7XMxqQHjYC4F79VH4G5MfDK7P5X9yZk6yrCRTTxX22XeQ3tTgcsxI/s1600-h/Sep17001J.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NOySvdV6gmI-1KJqQsoXYvxALk2zRFJntMZhn1CcTZ01d9r7i7JiX3AwDWEo9FAT2q95ESUQ0pKuqYHD-_8KS_7XMxqQHjYC4F79VH4G5MfDK7P5X9yZk6yrCRTTxX22XeQ3tTgcsxI/s400/Sep17001J.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170297858446475858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We went downtown and I met some new friends in a park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3abqZwb_GzJ-ZYyyifLNiFVxVY9OoLLbo2aWOUmD4wfIuyo-9CELicoiAa6k8QZzovD8nEFmipJXDeKUu93pN20oUvGkkZUfbzCKhTzTS5HFTiA2bMs4yUZDAWfuh_fI0Kql65s78pd4/s1600-h/Sep17002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3abqZwb_GzJ-ZYyyifLNiFVxVY9OoLLbo2aWOUmD4wfIuyo-9CELicoiAa6k8QZzovD8nEFmipJXDeKUu93pN20oUvGkkZUfbzCKhTzTS5HFTiA2bMs4yUZDAWfuh_fI0Kql65s78pd4/s400/Sep17002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170297862741443170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We played together for a while. They were such nice dogs and people.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyxLT86CNoYpfLFHGpnMEF9Ig5wCoGeT04xBRFZOr8OAveAZjOotzC-asiEMH7F5us9MsN9QHBmi6s_iEdPDWjkG1NJcAadIch7KtrlhatZARQUx3982YF3DDUg5Um-JgT7kGtN0lCtU/s1600-h/Sep17003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyxLT86CNoYpfLFHGpnMEF9Ig5wCoGeT04xBRFZOr8OAveAZjOotzC-asiEMH7F5us9MsN9QHBmi6s_iEdPDWjkG1NJcAadIch7KtrlhatZARQUx3982YF3DDUg5Um-JgT7kGtN0lCtU/s400/Sep17003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170297867036410482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So now my adventure had begun I was really enjoying all the new sights, sounds, smells, people and dogs of Canada!<br /><br />It has been wonderful so far. What could possibly be better?<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco and Judy</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-63885238552255034912008-02-23T17:51:00.014-03:002008-12-08T19:29:03.482-02:00Ready to start the AdventureHere I am in mom's kitchen (where I was born...) with my first friend in the house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFh5l5MzSYOioO9PkThIwSHjqu1xwBoFKgq4Yg_xPoNe_igvhCvDxlrZV_yeC5I4uyBxdAzhyphenhypheny0hbsQlLXrIR1ZZcgVAQs4LskL-OEB6iDqu4ha_p0f0y2WuCtEiKIJzeBaAHP-YVrQk/s1600-h/Feb13003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFh5l5MzSYOioO9PkThIwSHjqu1xwBoFKgq4Yg_xPoNe_igvhCvDxlrZV_yeC5I4uyBxdAzhyphenhypheny0hbsQlLXrIR1ZZcgVAQs4LskL-OEB6iDqu4ha_p0f0y2WuCtEiKIJzeBaAHP-YVrQk/s400/Feb13003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283856853090834" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />We became very fond of one another. Her name: Babi. We sleep together on mom's bed of<br />course.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYlk9e2K2u2J3cH7mpSRrdFdGvL9aH63jTtJZLysatxcH1D9VdHGYih6h17cdYuIXERmxbzmgS0fgc2k5psYnNyufmTHMC8UB5HrB1DgV0G6nREiV8uM3t9OcXuFC_O9kDblAbyS5zGU/s1600-h/Bambina+e+Babi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYlk9e2K2u2J3cH7mpSRrdFdGvL9aH63jTtJZLysatxcH1D9VdHGYih6h17cdYuIXERmxbzmgS0fgc2k5psYnNyufmTHMC8UB5HrB1DgV0G6nREiV8uM3t9OcXuFC_O9kDblAbyS5zGU/s400/Bambina+e+Babi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283852558123522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Because I'm a Princess, I have my breakfast in bed. LOL.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xE5EItuwasUdhSltl15vYpMjuUX3jHa53Oqs663Utb2WxxwNqO2a8y0J8AlxVWS-YK0MoE5XWoAfe7_mS5uKSgJ_KIMlY9-eAas2mW7Hal9dXEnKk3uqoZI3sL5oH_LWsHedEsOFm44/s1600-h/March20021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xE5EItuwasUdhSltl15vYpMjuUX3jHa53Oqs663Utb2WxxwNqO2a8y0J8AlxVWS-YK0MoE5XWoAfe7_mS5uKSgJ_KIMlY9-eAas2mW7Hal9dXEnKk3uqoZI3sL5oH_LWsHedEsOFm44/s400/March20021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283457421132210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaDASdw3J1aXNl6ciyaccqmzg3eILZijOWsPXHBHwpQEWGFfsMvQVUZLYPDWbKbFQSf54VI1XgeTrTb8awjCTVRwgJOhLop94ULkwC51kTlNtkphM2kT1IMGgv1v1QKVL-iZNN3dG8J0/s1600-h/March20022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaDASdw3J1aXNl6ciyaccqmzg3eILZijOWsPXHBHwpQEWGFfsMvQVUZLYPDWbKbFQSf54VI1XgeTrTb8awjCTVRwgJOhLop94ULkwC51kTlNtkphM2kT1IMGgv1v1QKVL-iZNN3dG8J0/s400/March20022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283461716099522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom took me to the street to see the leaves falling... it was Autumn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhZ8Y2q_tZVlqK8Rd2jT-E3OgsYTS6IGqM5hf3WEW9FfXgmsyMtfs6sCoBAFzSk9qrbfiJiILHPCraBQblhcEF9K2-SKxLPvqOpBoQRLuaBhFZSFoNz5PfnO4DmT93khlztnz30B2Xp0/s1600-h/autumn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhZ8Y2q_tZVlqK8Rd2jT-E3OgsYTS6IGqM5hf3WEW9FfXgmsyMtfs6sCoBAFzSk9qrbfiJiILHPCraBQblhcEF9K2-SKxLPvqOpBoQRLuaBhFZSFoNz5PfnO4DmT93khlztnz30B2Xp0/s400/autumn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283856853090850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now I'm a teenager and decided it was time to go to Canada to meet Dad.<br /><br /><br />This is my passport picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WB0J3kjFJ2LkZ1EsvRJji7ljS1FJ-CC6nlNf5le2JgQP8ebVocy1HMRxZagawf-PzAGS_5Hk3kYPjUBFsw8NdISe2_ZrjADMAKs5KJBFJgpSo6Jbw2YgfRoX8QwscaPft4ilLbJbehA/s1600-h/Bambina+Paola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WB0J3kjFJ2LkZ1EsvRJji7ljS1FJ-CC6nlNf5le2JgQP8ebVocy1HMRxZagawf-PzAGS_5Hk3kYPjUBFsw8NdISe2_ZrjADMAKs5KJBFJgpSo6Jbw2YgfRoX8QwscaPft4ilLbJbehA/s400/Bambina+Paola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283461716099538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is my passport with pic and description as : my color: Tan, age, address, and Mom's<br />name. On the back you can see my health card with all my shots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslWGyXhDF7WVYX0MHdYQez3SPzLvs4QX_roIHH2Wi-N1by8P-Ct6BLHKKOHWw3gp2qSNY2oQ6usccojobNNpM5HyH0YZHZ1zj4kDyGiABlwY7qrLHCnZoq3s9fLsuIO9fqh70Q0gaM70/s1600-h/Feb23001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslWGyXhDF7WVYX0MHdYQez3SPzLvs4QX_roIHH2Wi-N1by8P-Ct6BLHKKOHWw3gp2qSNY2oQ6usccojobNNpM5HyH0YZHZ1zj4kDyGiABlwY7qrLHCnZoq3s9fLsuIO9fqh70Q0gaM70/s400/Feb23001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283466011066850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGWKLA1T2xCq309yrjHSDzN1fnbic64Nff8L8XG2yf_Z3QQXd8LxW9SIJfSuZ6KpDxLXutXCYWAB4q2inBPvtJv01zRxXW3Tpf3P3VmfAHsOeHVXKZv4txpgpjtpwT_PqdwfsZpL7C5Q/s1600-h/Feb23002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGWKLA1T2xCq309yrjHSDzN1fnbic64Nff8L8XG2yf_Z3QQXd8LxW9SIJfSuZ6KpDxLXutXCYWAB4q2inBPvtJv01zRxXW3Tpf3P3VmfAHsOeHVXKZv4txpgpjtpwT_PqdwfsZpL7C5Q/s400/Feb23002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170283470306034162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I helped mom to pack the bags and also buy my airline carrier.<br /><br /><br />Then we were ready to fly, and start my big adventure! . . . . yipeeeee!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Judy</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560415115553701345.post-59190758726454717452008-02-14T16:52:00.021-02:002008-12-08T19:29:05.395-02:00I was born for High Adventures!I was born on November 8, 1999 in Mom's kitchen in Poços de Caldas, MG, Brasil. I was the smallest of nine puppies and this is why I am still with Mom. When people came to choose a puppy to buy, Mom hid me so they would not want me. They never saw me!<br /><br />When all my brothers and sisters were gone then I decided, for sure, to stay with her. From then on every place I go I take her with me. We traveled a lot in Brasil to such places as Campinas and Batatais.<br /><br />When I was two years old Mom decided to find someone to take care of us. It had to be someone special who liked dogs because Mom had adopted several other brothers and sisters for me. This person should accept me IN THEIR BED. Can you imagine putting such impossible rules on a newcomer? I thought Mom was asking too much and would never find such a person. Well, she bought a computer and started to search the world for such a person.<br /><br />It took her a loooong time, then in two days she had found what we were looking for. She found a Great White Bear in Canada.<br /><br />On Nov 26, 2003 Urso Branco arrived in Brasil for the first time, That is when all my adventures began. I took them on a honeymoon in Monte Verde, a gorgeous town in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Brasil.<br /><br />This is me in my mobile home in Monte Verde.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu3EWnITdx_PSxLJIXXUUUgd7siwSiCmhQFAi-MqYIzVqFFCJ-XU-XPToGEh5FiaGDrA9VeofgJLYQgwRLC2tzqqyJqAYRYmxoTjRmWBtzbWJ0C63SlBAtl9AtQhJDPIyBTAiSPYeD-k/s1600-h/BamMonteverde.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTu3EWnITdx_PSxLJIXXUUUgd7siwSiCmhQFAi-MqYIzVqFFCJ-XU-XPToGEh5FiaGDrA9VeofgJLYQgwRLC2tzqqyJqAYRYmxoTjRmWBtzbWJ0C63SlBAtl9AtQhJDPIyBTAiSPYeD-k/s400/BamMonteverde.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166918058486938930" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />Aren't I Cute?<br /><br /><br /><br />Now let's start the adventures!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie356skzPGs-xM4iU2PSpDPJ_jMYvKRGDcuvP_v13lErjo1jC56lS19jHPTxyN1LAl5RxSio7Jhx5mRoCaSodNdoYyBRhYH2de1-VKmvmjSOBaMhXU-6tZD0Eohk0Ak9xJ1OXCRDjmxyI/s1600-h/Dec08001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie356skzPGs-xM4iU2PSpDPJ_jMYvKRGDcuvP_v13lErjo1jC56lS19jHPTxyN1LAl5RxSio7Jhx5mRoCaSodNdoYyBRhYH2de1-VKmvmjSOBaMhXU-6tZD0Eohk0Ak9xJ1OXCRDjmxyI/s400/Dec08001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168015190702833650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Mom and I at the airport in Monte Verde on the mountaintop having a beer, in Dec, 2003.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yxuk0PnA32BA4toWBAhVL1IMVdIlp52mc7VYQ2ksc6dCH5gis6S2UF3hg1GJLvulGQpC95LDGisNVAs0hu1DDdsb1tiFgX37maiRTBYK3rjh6RQfXkxQ2DqCfRuM3xyhsAmLocplgfs/s1600-h/Dec08023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Yxuk0PnA32BA4toWBAhVL1IMVdIlp52mc7VYQ2ksc6dCH5gis6S2UF3hg1GJLvulGQpC95LDGisNVAs0hu1DDdsb1tiFgX37maiRTBYK3rjh6RQfXkxQ2DqCfRuM3xyhsAmLocplgfs/s400/Dec08023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168015194997800962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Daddy and I have a beer at the airport too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_lI5PhjaGEu9tE0FCmkY4PKuIO9dKuliUAhC9kbClOd0AbAzAw7DUPlMYLI99blDwTpLtfhB9C0dbJZ1tWBA4O3TEuFkMB4py0Yrlmo9UaUNSegv6F_10J2sCotKO0BVpv4qEHtwsCw/s1600-h/Dec08022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_lI5PhjaGEu9tE0FCmkY4PKuIO9dKuliUAhC9kbClOd0AbAzAw7DUPlMYLI99blDwTpLtfhB9C0dbJZ1tWBA4O3TEuFkMB4py0Yrlmo9UaUNSegv6F_10J2sCotKO0BVpv4qEHtwsCw/s400/Dec08022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168018545072291858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I loved this Chocolate Place. It was a restaurant and they served us all kinds of delicious chocolate drinks and sweets. That's Mom and I on the steps.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih69c7OJnJNeA9cOf1y5484PcFvW3pjczKxwd8048DtbDjG-sZ-GYHqPc-YZpCsIoAlFcb38Hmw56OEN8uwKlyEUd_Xum4bRCl8LYovCeE6YJpcSeNTLgXzDcP7fXZ5u4bQBtUNPCacU/s1600-h/Dec08036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih69c7OJnJNeA9cOf1y5484PcFvW3pjczKxwd8048DtbDjG-sZ-GYHqPc-YZpCsIoAlFcb38Hmw56OEN8uwKlyEUd_Xum4bRCl8LYovCeE6YJpcSeNTLgXzDcP7fXZ5u4bQBtUNPCacU/s400/Dec08036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168014847105449890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was dressed up in the latest Fall Fashions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM8gcQChflyXWEzS8rOYmLFXch42HsqrbMOOJ6Vdycj2-MMs2SOKgNkJpjb8ROTapoBVgXvLuTtmebfkiykpa77H-fJ-FhTTzGcLLRehzRvbopj7PB1K9XKWhNWzyXJwS5X_zW1bGhL8/s1600-h/Dec10001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM8gcQChflyXWEzS8rOYmLFXch42HsqrbMOOJ6Vdycj2-MMs2SOKgNkJpjb8ROTapoBVgXvLuTtmebfkiykpa77H-fJ-FhTTzGcLLRehzRvbopj7PB1K9XKWhNWzyXJwS5X_zW1bGhL8/s400/Dec10001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168014851400417202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mom and I enjoyed walking around the Pousada grounds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLX_qqV6wzq3HOV5qPQx8h5xnS50IRPVHI9VZpg8PQaQAesiAQUx0t2gFjlByp6dpzGuqmV2jc6_6NBgc8ZXBJaLg-FlRrdTm4sscXpnI1ueB-HH8_3KbUdD7yw1BiUm9SmKtf7l0_MU/s1600-h/Dec10004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLX_qqV6wzq3HOV5qPQx8h5xnS50IRPVHI9VZpg8PQaQAesiAQUx0t2gFjlByp6dpzGuqmV2jc6_6NBgc8ZXBJaLg-FlRrdTm4sscXpnI1ueB-HH8_3KbUdD7yw1BiUm9SmKtf7l0_MU/s400/Dec10004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168014859990351810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I even looked good indoors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCXHronKeccCEOtqsjsEVtCIIwr-PH0yF1vbhWNir0dvKX7Tx9CQ-Yqe3HritzrF_KXadReeNPCGCxzCMOvPK8t40pXTcbqto3hsZD3cDojuJ4ETiFXdCh-yGhZBmEjoDym9R4o2IYps/s1600-h/Dec10011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCXHronKeccCEOtqsjsEVtCIIwr-PH0yF1vbhWNir0dvKX7Tx9CQ-Yqe3HritzrF_KXadReeNPCGCxzCMOvPK8t40pXTcbqto3hsZD3cDojuJ4ETiFXdCh-yGhZBmEjoDym9R4o2IYps/s400/Dec10011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168014864285319122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But this was to be the first of many firsts for me. Here I am having my very first Jacuzzi bath. It was wonderful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fZMmblMs6wgqUINFc7sF4EQpwnjrRUZfyWC4LGhYgKQVtqqc1E2IcXI_s4EOU1heIlGndVR34PyKFu5cBHO1pCDNyzK7zAhfpqT6hzK2q0gQWjNq-GZqVdtygoFdbOf8UciqR4lkQbU/s1600-h/Dec10049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fZMmblMs6wgqUINFc7sF4EQpwnjrRUZfyWC4LGhYgKQVtqqc1E2IcXI_s4EOU1heIlGndVR34PyKFu5cBHO1pCDNyzK7zAhfpqT6hzK2q0gQWjNq-GZqVdtygoFdbOf8UciqR4lkQbU/s400/Dec10049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168014868580286434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When I was done Mom wrapped me in a big fluffy towel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2mZTDhGv57T2o5G7d0w4JhmgNvLKCVComV-Fp3rjOxSl2tTjc5wQtJx8JwQ1FhtxwM_hgiyC7w1tEk5t_Of9nE57G24VIDLlQanvoofuLBs-GnuD6f_R-Ck5VVb2BMDzWs5ubaT6sjc/s1600-h/Dec10054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2mZTDhGv57T2o5G7d0w4JhmgNvLKCVComV-Fp3rjOxSl2tTjc5wQtJx8JwQ1FhtxwM_hgiyC7w1tEk5t_Of9nE57G24VIDLlQanvoofuLBs-GnuD6f_R-Ck5VVb2BMDzWs5ubaT6sjc/s400/Dec10054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168013872147873618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then she rubbed me dry. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUhGoa5oT_dIA3y0C5FIpVwb4emoTQWfdPme2vXijTu39oHxy2ZEXo8bGW0qPmtO-xCeFpfzowONEDI0DcIfllaQKP1y-jLjY2NX0oDDQFNw003l5K3RhTBOVL9GHMhOMf6YMErThK70/s1600-h/Dec10055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUhGoa5oT_dIA3y0C5FIpVwb4emoTQWfdPme2vXijTu39oHxy2ZEXo8bGW0qPmtO-xCeFpfzowONEDI0DcIfllaQKP1y-jLjY2NX0oDDQFNw003l5K3RhTBOVL9GHMhOMf6YMErThK70/s400/Dec10055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168013876442840930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the rubdown with the towel I sat on the bed to rest a bit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbHmx_iuSXK6MtHQXN7FbWzuf37RmHl8v4mP8a6-UNUC5FXEeyqwuRwUYVVaE-zm_Qax2L-K23jHU9NeU4F9KZyygMWn5AeU-nOGXob5uXEADCW6xzPT2WB6tcpCS9TvTmTVbtg4zupo/s1600-h/Dec11004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbHmx_iuSXK6MtHQXN7FbWzuf37RmHl8v4mP8a6-UNUC5FXEeyqwuRwUYVVaE-zm_Qax2L-K23jHU9NeU4F9KZyygMWn5AeU-nOGXob5uXEADCW6xzPT2WB6tcpCS9TvTmTVbtg4zupo/s400/Dec11004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168013885032775538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Jacuzzi made me feel so sleepy I curled up in bed and had a good nap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmssHzAECRAPvax66-4jLiP8V_Zk_iaB_lfNvmlTnfdUUqN1emoUBq651l6Kfuj2GH_RtbCcSfjWZ5uel3jYjm5NyQOf5sIy_qeRuThYQfu4y5c95s_GXzkqM0-FkOahvMHiVLscTp3U/s1600-h/Dec12005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmssHzAECRAPvax66-4jLiP8V_Zk_iaB_lfNvmlTnfdUUqN1emoUBq651l6Kfuj2GH_RtbCcSfjWZ5uel3jYjm5NyQOf5sIy_qeRuThYQfu4y5c95s_GXzkqM0-FkOahvMHiVLscTp3U/s400/Dec12005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168013897917677458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Afterward, it was back outside to play with my toy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyIJegKZESHjJhPuJsabYuMZPmVzLxed-j85eg8pmwcI5NL2_3zVUMou9723kE2xRr34A2QHhJvdL_v1cs5-4ZYOUNUq1yU330Y5bXxTlAVEvFXolZAvlqoaos23sloNEIJBBlZHyM0Y/s1600-h/Dec12002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyIJegKZESHjJhPuJsabYuMZPmVzLxed-j85eg8pmwcI5NL2_3zVUMou9723kE2xRr34A2QHhJvdL_v1cs5-4ZYOUNUq1yU330Y5bXxTlAVEvFXolZAvlqoaos23sloNEIJBBlZHyM0Y/s400/Dec12002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168013889327742850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So that is how my adventures began.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Photos by Urso Branco and Judy</span></span>Urso Brancohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114118768154146771noreply@blogger.com1