Sunday, December 03, 2006

Boiçucanga

For our one-year anniversary getaway, we travelled to a little town on the coast called Boiçucanga. We rented a pousada (poo-SAW-da) which is like an inn or a small resort. We ended up having perfect weather, which was such a blessing. We all got tans (and burns) as this was really the first time we've been exposed to the sun for months. (I know this sounds strange to some of you (ahem- Shauna) but the weather hasn't really been nice enough to lay out in the sun. In fact, the school pool just opened about two weeks ago.)

We also had accumulated some special Thanksgiving food treats from Americans who were moving away. It was a big deal for us to have little pumpkin pies and sweet potatoes. Unfortunately, we wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, but nobody was selling frango assado (pre-roasted chicken) that day, so we had to wait until Friday to eat our Thanksgiving meal.

The supermarket was practically across the street from where we stayed. We were especially pleased with what the banner they had hanging over the exit said. Translated, this sign says,"Jesus Christ is the Lord of this business." We had no trouble supporting this establishment.