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Old 26 May 2013, 09:17 PM
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Default Greetings from Brazil

Thought I'd pop over and see the inlaws for a couple of weeks. Now sat drinking ice cold cerveja listening to the birds singing in the trees. I'm in Foz do Igacu - about a mile from what was until recently the worlds largest hydro electric power station. Only down side is the return flight(s) - it took me 28 hours to get here!
Old 26 May 2013, 09:21 PM
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show off...
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Old 26 May 2013, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nyscooby
show off...
sorry, feel I deserve it after that bloody journey!

Originally Posted by nyscooby
dont come back.
I'd take that request if I could afford to lol.
Old 26 May 2013, 09:31 PM
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Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
Enjoy!
Thanks I'll do my best to.
Old 26 May 2013, 10:08 PM
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Nobody likes a show off


Have a good one
Old 26 May 2013, 10:50 PM
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Weather just turned decent back home.

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Old 26 May 2013, 10:56 PM
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Are you staying for the football next weekend???
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Those falls look spectacular

Not as big a drop as Mosi oa Tunya, where we were in January
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Originally Posted by dpb
Those falls look spectacular

Not as big a drop as Mosi oa Tunya, where we were in January
I've seen them a couple of times before and they are well worth seeing. As is they hydro plant. IIRC it powers the whole of Paraguay and 20% of Brazil. The generator hall is something like 1km long - inside the dam

This trip however is to see family locally and then head to Porto Alegre in the deep south to meet some of the wife's family whom I've never met before. Only a 12 hour drive - which is quite close in Brazilian terms!
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Originally Posted by Hammer man
Are you staying for the football next weekend???
I'll be here but unlikely to be able to make it unless I cash in my get-out-of-jail-free card!
Old 26 May 2013, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
Weather just turned decent back home.
Bugger. It's late autumn here and only mid to high 20's!
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Sounds really nice Graham, I knew that "foreign" Mrs of yours would come in handy

We're doing Great Yarmouth in a weeks time - how very posh

Enjoy your break mate and feel free to bring me a beer back and stick it in the post!!
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She has her 'uses' Andy and being Brazilian she has her moments too!

Great Yarmouth is nice and a little bit closer to home!

I'll bring a few beers back for you but would you mind if I filter them through my kidneys first?
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Haha! Go on then, you've pulled my arm
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Alright for some! Make the most of it anyway!

Les
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