Brasil Pictures!!

Now that you have raced to post, so you can get your respective medal....

Here are some pictures from Lencois... Mal is the girl with the brown hair. And Nell is the girl with the 'ginger' hair. Washington is the guy in the green/white swimming trunks. He was our guide while walking around the forest! Lencois is a small town 6 hours (by bus) to the west of Salvador. I loved it there, and when you look at these pictures, you'll see why.




























These pictures should be before the Lencois.... but whatever.

Panama Canal

My most loyal and dedicated reader requested a new post. I guess it will keep you guys on your toes. Here are some pictures of the Panama Canal. You would think 12 hours going thru a system of locks would be annoying, but it wasn't. I really enjoyed it, probably because I'm a nerd for structures. Over 21,000 workers died when the french attempted to remove the mountain to form the canal. John Stevens took over the project under Roosevelt. Stevens sent everyone home until plumbing and sanitary facilities were installed in panama. The mosquitoes were killed and workers were allowed to work in the area again. Stevens decided to build a lock system rather than removing the mountain. At the end of the project, the death toll was 27,000. The documentary we watched said more earth was moved for the panama canal than for the Egyptian Pyramids. Oddly, after the plans for the canal were finalized and construction was finally going smoothly, Stevens abandoned the project. The project started May 4th 1904 and it was opened August 15 1914. Enjoy.