The major events of the day were visiting Rio’s exquisite Jardin Botanico and dinner. The palm lined walkways and collection were started in 1858. I had no idea palms lived that long. When one dies, it looks like 25-year-old specimens are planted as replacements. We visited a number of fine dedicated sections: Medicinal plants, lovely orchids, cacti, water lilies, Japanese garden and so on. One of our favorites was the sylvan section, which had monkeys and a backdrop of a natural hillside jungle. It amuses me that the chief monkey made eye contact with me and shook the branch he was on. He we clearly telling me: “Don’t think about it.” The he went on with his business. We departed just as it started to drizzle.
We went back to the neighborhood fish restaurant in Santa Teresa. We had octopus with broccoli rice and Moqueca-style Wreck fish with white rice. Excellent! Steve and I tried the local ATM to no avail. We got back to Hotel Santa Teresa shortly before a deluge started. We thanked Chac & congratulated ourselves for our good fortune with an excellent bottle of Mendoza, Argentina champagne. Tomorrow, Anisa & I are going to the Porsche dealer first thing, then to a bank to convert $$, and then for a round of golf at Gavia GC for our fearsome foursome. Sadly, Carol goes back to the good life in LA tomorrow after dinner. We have had a wonderful time together for over 4 months of
the Lat Am adventure. I miss her already just thinking about it.
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