After a pretty sleepless night, I was up for good at 4am. Flavia couldn't sleep either and ended up leaving the room about 4:30. I laid there until a little before 5, then headed to the upper deck to catch the sunrise. It was beautiful and quiet. Quick change in to my running clothes and I met Dr. Robins for an early morning run through the streets of Sao Sebastian...how many people can say that? The streets were quieter than I expected but there were some shop owners opening up for the day as well as couples getting an early morning stroll in. We even came across another Brazilian runner. I think that's one of the things I love most about running. You don't need much, just some shoes and the open road. And I always seem to find a willing partner. We had planned to run for 30 minutes then swing back and pick up some of the ladies to go walking in the park. As we were about to finish up, Lynn caught us and told us he had something to show us. We had met a gentleman last night who I can't remember his name, but he is the local baker. He goes to Ronaldo's church and is very active there. Lynn was stopping by to pick up bread for breakfast so we went along. Lynn wanted to show us his furnace but apparently he didn't want to show it to us. He had stayed late at the party and was behind for the day. Lynn was going to wait, but Guy and I decided to head back to the boat to pick up the walkers. We jogged back only to find out we had been stood up! So after rehydrating real quick, we headed back to the bakery to help Lynn carry the bread home. We met him a little ways from the shop. We all ate some still warm, fresh baked bread on the walk back and boy was it good! I skipped breakfast to get my cold shower in...needless to say I was sweaty! We were going to have a few patients in the morning but I headed off to try to catch a quick nap, but with no avail. I'm pretty sure I will sleep the whole way home and all weekend! At 11 am, we headed to Ronaldo's house for our BBQ. I have
loved all the food here, but this had to be the best. We had grilled beef and sausage with some white sauce, rice and beans, along with fresh salad. And of course dessert...but who had room for that! We then toured the greenhouse project next to Ronaldo's house, which they actually use to help supply food to 3 local schools. It was so nice of them to have us all over and throw us a going away party.
Then we had to say goodbye to Ronaldo, his family, and a lot of the crew. Slowly we are dropping people off at their homes. Not long after we got back to the boat, it was time to leave Sao Sebastian and head on to Manaus. Ruth Anne leaves tomorrow for the States so we had to make sure we get back in time. You can tell that every one is tired. Most of us are just hanging out in the hedgies napping and reading as we watch the river slowly go by for the last day. Most of our trip will be overnight tonight so there won't be much to see. A few of the girls and I are going to sleep up top tonight. Should be fun although a little cold we've heard. We are game to give it a try though. Probably will beat listening to snoring!!
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