Feb 6- Water Park Day 1

Lazy river relaxing

Lazy river relaxing

The morning started off with a great Brazilian breakfast. A normal breakfast consists of some fresh fruit, lots of bread, ham and turkey slices, chocolate cake, and some fresh squeezed juice. We traveled for about an hour to our detestation for the day – the water park. After eight days of traveling and touring, it was time to spend some time in the sun and enjoy the water park. I have found that Brazilians use English words to describe some places because it makes it sound more “fancy”. The name of the water park was “Water Park.” In a town that thrives on tourism, there were about five different water parks in sight of the one we were enjoying. We all were excited to enjoying some sun, but first we had to apply a lot of sunscreen. I did not want to get burnt like the last time at Honey Island. LOL.

The wild slides!

The wild slides!

Before entering the park Alan distributed our tickets to enter making sure that we would not lose them. I went ahead and walked into the park with my ticket and found the rest of the group getting settled in for the day. A few minutes later I was greeted by a frantic Alan. Somehow Landon had lost his ticket to enter the park. We all start searching our pockets and I kept asking Mary and David if they had the ticket in their bags. David looked at me wondering if I had the ticket, but I kept saying I just had my own in my pocket. But the next thing I knew, I found another ticket when I emptied my bag. As Alan and I headed back to the entrance to give the second ticket to Landon we found him standing outside the gate like a child that just dropped their ice cream cone. After a fifteen minute confusion we were all are inside the park and began to enjoy the day of sun and water.

Joel was asked to sing in English, they sang "Happy Birthday to You"

Joel was asked to sing in English, they sang “Happy Birthday to You”

As it was Carnaval weekend everyone was getting into the spirit. Carnaval in Brazil is just like Mardi Gras in the United States, but much bigger. Usually businesses will close and it is a time for spending with family and embracing the culture. The water park was decorated for Carnaval and everyone was enjoying a nice Saturday at the park. There was dancing and loud music playing to get everyone in the spirt of Carnaval. After the day at the park we walked to a shop where they sold Brazilian swim suits. Some of the guys even bought Brazilian speedos to embrace the culture. Overall a great day at the water park and a nice day to relax and enjoy the beginning of Carnaval!

P.S. The sunscreen didn’t help, I got really burnt!
Blake Campbell

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