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On yet another farm visit, the farmer employed 13 employees
and owned three spray planes. Of which, two were up
in the state of Mato Grosso where much of the expansion is
taking place these days. Someone noted that three to
four times the land could be bought in the state of Mato Grosso
from the proceeds of a sale of ground in this southern region
of Brazil. However, much of this is offset by the high
costs of clearing the land of brush and trees. This
day was finished off by yet another great meal and great conversations
about the day's events.
It's now Friday and it's finally sinking in that we will be
heading home soon but not before we were treated to a day
of fun and relaxation at a natural hot spring spa/water park.
This very luxurious resort, with a family atmosphere, was
created by a depression in a small mountain range. It was
a wonderful atmosphere. This was quite a way to spend
this writer's birthday, not one I'll soon forget. We spent
our final night at this resort in Caldas Novas, Goias.
After breakfast on Saturday, we drove into Uberlandia, Minas
Gerais spending a couple hours at a shopping mall, picking
up a few souvenirs. Before catching a domestic flight
from Uberlandia to Sao Paulo, we ate a nice lunch. From
there it was back to Chicago (another terribly long flight)
and a final connection into Lincoln. Thirty hours later
I was back home and ready for bed.
This has been a very abbreviated version of our trip but hopefully
gives you an idea of what we did. We traveled close
to 1,000 miles by bus north, north-west out of Sao Paulo.
This felt like an extensive trip but when you look at the
map, we barely scratched the surface of Brazil. I will
always have fond memories of the people met while on this
trip and the experiences shared. I can't wait to go
back and recommend it to all. A big thank you to those
who made this trip possible. Words can not describe
my appreciation.
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