June 2016- Brazil Part 4

When we got back to Salvador we were welcomed by Lauren and Todd. They had flown in that morning. We were excited that our trip was going to over lap for a few days. It was fun exploring the city with them.

Andrew's dad fell asleep while we were all shopping! Also, Andrew can smell a Nike store a mile away. 

 Grocery Shopping!

 This is where they will play one of the Olympic Soccer games. Also, the big Salvador sign is where the Olympic torch passed through.

Exploring a fun lighthouse

 All ready for the ward San Juan Party with our Haviannas! It was a fun night of dancing and lots of Brazilians trying to teach us how to dance without laughing.

 Exploring Mission Office.

 We walked around a free zoo. Andrew found the cougar next to the Puma that kept growling at us as we walked by.

 The boy's went and played basketball with some of the missionaries.

 Last minute shopping!

 Saying goodbye to Mission Home.

 I was cold at the airport so I wanted some hot chocolate. I thought my Portuguese was good enough to order it....but I was wrong. They had to bring someone over who spoke English. They also couldn't pronounce or say my name. It made us feel better as we were sad that we were leaving Brazil.

June 2016- Brazil Part 3

After Porto Seguro we got in our car and drove for 6 hours to a city called Ilheus. Our drive was on mostly dirt roads through small little towns. We even stopped at a gas station to have lunch. They had a whole buffet of food for all the workers around town to enjoy.

This was a cute chapel that we passed on our drive. 

 To get to this view we had to drive up a really steep road that was one way. You just had to hope that no one was coming down it. There was a cliff on one side and houses on the other. 

 We stayed at this fun resort on the beach. The guy who worked at the front desk was super nice and could speak English. Andrew's parents tend to stay at the same hotels when visiting the different areas of their mission. Sometimes the people who work at the hotels call him President and they really respect that he is a great leader in his church.

 Tiny hot chocolate! 

 Andrew and his dad went for a morning run and frisbee on the beach. They took some great pictures. Brazil is BEAUTIFUL!

 Andrew's parents said we didn't have to go to this whole zone conference and could hang out by the pool all morning. We met up with them for lunch!

 This airport was so tiny and had a river on oneside with the ocean on the other. In order to take off you had to drive to the back of the runway by the rive and then you took off basically into the ocean. Andrew did a little time lapse video to show it!