Does Anybody Really Care?
So, I know you have been eagerly awaiting your math quiz for this trip. So get ready for a word problem.
October 15th, 2010 Brazil time is 1 hour ahead of Miami time. A young boy boards a very, slow train in Florianapolis, Brazil heading north. The train is traveling 5km/hour. It is Saturday night, October 16, 2010. That night in Brazil, they change their clocks. But it being the southern hemisphere they do not 'fall back' but rather they spring forward. So Brazil time becomes 2 hours ahead of Miami time. Then on November 7, 2010, Miami ends DST and 'falls back' one hour so that the time difference between Miami and Brazil becomes three hours.
So what did the boy eat for lunch?
Moral of the story: we are pretty tired from having to get up at the previous Brazil equivalent of 3AM to catch our 7AM flight to Porto Alegre and drive north to the wine country. It is overcast and cooler her (it being south of Rio) but we've been out wine tasting. Nobody here speaks English but I keep asking them (in Spanish) if I speak to them a little bit of Spanish, is it possible that they will understand a little. It seems to work and we muddle through basics like what wines do you make? which is your favorite? How long has the winery been here? etc. At a loss for the Spanish word for 'smooth', Michael comes up with 'suave'. Apparently it works.
Lovely hotel in the hills with a fabulous view and a jacuzzi that we may use if we wake up after our 5:30P, post wine-tasting nap. Michael is already well into his. I will be the minute my fingers quit typing or perhaps soooooooooooooooooooner. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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