Going to the Mountains.

I never really understood the song "She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes." Does this mean we are not supposed to wait for her because she will be here when she gets here? Or hey if you are looking for her, she is coming around the mountain. But which side, the right or the left? What if we are looking in the wrong place? And she will be driving six white horses, so if a lady comes by driving black or gray horses that's not her. And what about the man? If she is driving six then the wagon must be pretty big for needing that many horses. So the man should actually be driving, right? Maybe he got lost and didn't want to ask for directions and started to go over the mountain, and then lady kicked him out of the driver's seat and took over.

Or what about the bear that went over the mountain to see what he could see? I doubt any bear would want to travel over a mountain to see pretty much the same thing he saw on the one he was already on. Maybe if there was a pic-a-nic basket on the other side he would, but other than that, I would bet he would just want to stay around his fishing hole and chill.

 

 

Well, we decided to be bears this weekend. We went TO the mountains to see what we could see. The city is called Campos do Jordao, in the northern part of the state. It was a quaint little village with some German type architecture in the downtown area. Really there was not much - a beer brewery, a bunch of restaurants, and shops that sold either chocolate or real estate. Oh and fondue is really popular. And there were dogs roaming around everywhere. Javier said they looked like dogs from Mexico. "Can you explain that please as you have never been to Mexico?" "Well in the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua there were stray dogs everywhere. So maybe they are Mexican dogs that came here." Okay, interesting explanation.

That was pretty much it, but we were glad to get out of the city for two days. We stayed at a bed and breakfast. It is located on a farm thingy with horses, a zip line and activities for the kiddies.

Ricardo did the Zip line, maybe 200 feet in the air?

The boys did an obstacle that was in the air and then rode a small zip line down.

We played putt-putt. And the boys played paint ball.

Boys and I rode the horseys in the morning. That was pretty fun. It was the first time they have every been on a horse!

The road getting there was very interesting. After we ate a fondue dinner in town we drove back in the dark. Okay, think of a scary movie where people are driving down a tree covered road with no lights shining and ground fog everywhere. Ricardo and I were thinking of the Friday the 13th music "chu chu chu chu,ha ha ha ha." Then the road to get to the farm is really rough. I don't think it has been graveled or graded in the last 100 years. And there are ditches along the side, so don't get stuck or you are hoofing it!

We took a picture in the day time. Just imagine driving it with only headlights. It was an adventure!

The night was really, really quiet. It was just us and the horses. It was hard to sleep with no noises that you are used to. But eventually we did and the air was nice and cool so we snuggled down in very comfy beds. We did forget to bring a few things with us though. I had two jammies for Ian, but none for Javier. Then no socks for Ian so he had to wear a pair of mine. Then I did not pack undies for myself. So do I go commando or use my small Brazilian bikini bottoms? Well, if I am riding a horse, I need all the protection I can get, so bikini it is.

We had a great weekend, and we look forward to our next adventure in Brazil. I think we are going to try the beach next time. That way if we forget undies and socks no one will really care.