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October 21 - November 21, 2006

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Copacabana - Oct. 23
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Copacabana - Oct. 25
Maracanã - Oct. 26
Copacabana - Oct. 28
Mangueira - Oct. 28
Rio Slums - Oct. 29
Other Misc.

Floripa Videos
Floripa, Brazil - Oct. 30
Floripa Jugglers - Oct. 31
Palhoça, Morro dos Gauchos
Pinheiras - Nov. 3
Lagoa do Peri - Nov. 5
Praia da Armação - Nov. 7

Florianópolis - Nov. 7
Peri and Armação - Nov. 8
Lagoinha do Leste - Nov. 11
Bugs - Nov. 14
Matadeiro - Nov. 15
O Rappa Live - Nov. 15
Floripa - S. Paulo - Rio - Nov. 17
Aerial - Salt Lake - Nov. 21

Juliana came back from the Surfing Competition and took me on a nice 4 hour hike
from Pântano do Sul to Lagoinha do Leste then to Praia Matadeiro and then we walked all the way back home.
It was a steep hike, My old creaky knees made sure that I knew the grampification has begun.

Trilha dos Anões
Trilha dos Gnomos
Morro do Cucuruto - Elevation 334 meters (~1000 feet)

Looking east from Armação beach towards Ilha do Campeche

Morning mist around Morro do Matadeiro from Praia da Armação

Nice surfing waves at Armação Beach

Looking down at the Praia da Lagoinha do Leste (Little Lake of the East Beach)

Jurassic Park
Guarapuvu Tree, the symbol of Floripa.

Granite spires near Pântano do Sul

Pântano do Sul, Saquinho, Saco da Baleia, Saco do Caldeirao

Looking west toward Ponta do Frade, Naufragados and onto Santa Catarina mainland.
The little island is Ilha da Fortaleza ou Araçatuba

Juliana bouldering on the granite.

Pântano do Sul

Ilha Moleques do Sul (Boys of the South Island)

Pântano do Sul Beach

Interesting flowers everywhere

Ilha dos Papagaios Pequena and Ilha do Papagaios Grande
(Little Parrot Island, Big Parrot Island)

Ilha Irmã do Meio (Middle Sister Island) and Ilha Irmã Pequena (Little Sister Island)

Ilha Irma de Fora (Outside Sister Island)

We don't have plants with this type of veination in the US.

Juliana told me she broke her arm climbing on this pointy protrusion.
It looks like the mountain is giving the wind and sea the "bird",
for all the errosion they have caused.

New seeds ready for the birds to take to new places.

Ponta da Felicidade

Ponta da Felicidade

The water was fiercely bashing into the rocks.

Ponta da Felicidade

I felt like I was in The Land of the Lost.

After dark, if you touch this plant, the leaves fold up.

Granite faces that have withstood the ages.

This lichen had fernlike hairs growing all over it.
Behind is Ilha Irmã de Fora (Outside Sister Island)
One of the Tres Irmães (Three Sisters)

Doot-di-doot-di-do, Billy Bugsworth taking his daily stroll over the plants.

Juliana bouldering around.

It says "GNOSIS", which is old english for "wisdom" or "knowlege".
It's also a ancient secret religion which is based on alchemy, astrology, numerology, symbolism etc.
It was kind of profound to see this written here.
Gnostics are people who believe in a type of spiritual science, that relies on earthly knowlege.
Agnostics are people who don't know what to believe, so they follow no one.
Most Agnostics don't even know what "Agnostic" really means.

Not quite as deep as the other message, "XUPE ROLA", which means "SUCK DICK".

Looking east toward over the Atlantic Ocean towards Ilha Moleques do Sul in the far distance.

Brazilian Stonehenge

Mr. Aranha waiting for his dinner guests to arrive.

Lagoinha do Leste - Ponta da Lagoinha

Not yet Mr. Urubu, no one's dying here today.
The vultures were always keeping an eye on us.

Lagoinha do Leste (Little Lake of the East)

Lagoinha do Leste
The lake on the right is the "Little Lake", where this place gets its name.

My knees were shot, this was a good place to take a break.

This diving board shook when you moved on it. Don't worry, it's only a 500 foot drop below.

Praia da Lagoinha do Leste

Lagoinha do Leste

Looking north toward Ponta da Lagoinha from near Lagoinha do Leste

Praia da Lagoinha do Leste looking toward to Ponta da Lagoinha

The bloody Bromélia plant

Ilha Moleques do Sul

Looking north over Ponta do Facão (Knife Point)
toward the Ilha do Campeche (Campeche Island)

Violent water crashing into the ancient rocks.

Ponta do Quebra-Remo
Almost to Matadeiro (Slaughterhouse), I didn't take any pictures because the light was almost gone.