Getting closer to Brazil!

9-6-08
Rumor has it that the ship has slowed down because we have made good time in getting to Brazil. After we left Bahamas we picked up a lot of speed to avoid the hurricanes in the area. Our average speed has been around 20 knots and we are now down to 13 knots! Legally, we can’t get into the port much earlier than we are expected to arrive which is why we have to slow down now!

I had my Indian Singing class today! The teacher is such a loving man and so filled with joy because of music. He talks about how the purpose of music is to enjoy it, and feel the vibrations through your body as you sing. He said his parents gave him blood and gave him life, but it was really his music teacher who he lived with and studied with for 10 years that gave him his life’s purpose. He said he could not survive without music. He also talked about how singing for him includes dancing...he dances on the inside when he sings. He is so full of smiles and laughs it really reminds me how important is to just be present and to appreciate gifts like music as well as all the wonderful people around me!

Weather permitting we will sleep out on the ship deck tonight in our sleeping bags! It’s tradition to sleep outside the night before we get into the port. This way we can wake up with the sunset in a new country! We will be doing an architecture tour of the city of Salvador tomorrow and then heading to the Amazon bright and early Monday morning!