Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Pictures of our Pantanal

Enjoy the pictures











Our Guide and our Eco Lodge








Movie Great Ant Eater

I know the movies  are a little blurred but I was slowly moving and trying to the follow the great ant eater.
WOW,really something.







The Great Ant eater

We were on a trail walk and our guide all of a sudden said follow me. We took off  for about a 1/4 of mile off the trail into the bush; we had no idea where we were going but made sure we stepped as close in his footsteps as we could.

All of a sudden we  were waved to stop, now and he pointed  and we saw movement, out of the bush can this Great Ant Eater, we tracked him  for about 15 minutes, we could not see the trail but we made it back. I have a movie clip that i hope to up load

Here are some still pictures.


Cowboys

Yes we saw cowboys and cow girls. The area before it became a natural park  people  lived here and still so.
Cattle is raised in his area and we saw them bring them in.




Pictures just pictures will tell the story



















Monday, July 28, 2014

The Pantanal

The Pantanal of South America is one of the most immense, pristine and biologically rich environments on the planet. Often referred to as the world’s largest fresh water wetland system. Many people go to the Amazon but this place is just something special.

We stayed at an Eco Lodge, very nice place to stay, food, room, and a great guide.

I will just let my pictures tell the story of this beautiful place.










Yes we saw monkeys can you see him.



Saturday, July 26, 2014

Travel Day

Today Friday the 25th is a travel day. We got up at 3 am for a 530 am flight leaving Brazilian Foz do Iguaçu International Airport (IGU) with 2 stops before we get to Cuiaba, The Pantanal (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐ̃taˈnaw]) is the world's largest tropical wetland area, and is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

One of our stops was Brasilia airport, big and beautiful. This airport is places art on the walls made  by various Brazil artists on the walls.

Yes, I ate at a MacDonalds, thre was not many options,we were very hungary.

As we got off the plane, an outdoor airport,so we walked in the weather. The weather was still not our friend, cold,raining,damp,overcast...

After arriving at the airport in Cuiaba, we found our guide and we were off to the Eco Lodge Araras. It would be a 3 hour rider in a bus. We drove through town and felt  like a typical town in Brazil .

I knew I had picked the right  group, when Marcko picked us up and Rocko was our driver. The rain was hitting  the bus top and  yes, water dripped onto my leg. The driver Rocko, was using a  towel to wipe the fog of the window the  heater  or defroster was not working as it should.
What added to the joyful ride is that is was bumpy, just like my street in Grosse Pointe Woods, but this was a dirt road, I felt like I was in a popcorn popper, it was ruff.

The road has over 100 bridges over very tough terrain.

Lots of  beautiful wildlife  as we travel to the lodge in a light rain.
The journey continues.

Here are pictures of our  day.


Getting ready for the first  flight







Inside Brasilia airport


Landed last leg done






just a few more bridges to go over and we are almost there