LL 40th Birthday Book
The South American Story of Heather Mei-Ling Wiedmeyer, a Shutterfly book link https://www.shutterfly.com/share-product/?shareid=92f584ea-2938-4389-8ca1-fee1e8515581&cid=SHARPRDWEBGALLNK
S America
2024 Rio de Janeiro (10/21/24-10/25/24)
Our last destination in Brazil was the famous Rio de Janeiro! Our Hotel, Rio Othon Palace, is right before Copacabana Beach. With an ocean view from our window, we can see the Sugar Loaf and surrounding hills. The wave was a bit too big, and the water too cold for me to dive in, but …
Teresopolis RJ (10/18/24-10/21/24)
One of the reasons we were in Brazil was to celebrate our good friend Christiane’s 60th Birthday. She is originally from Brazil, but now she and her husband, Jim, live only 10 minutes from us in Columbia, MO. Her sister Paola has this wonderful Estate in the mountain town of Teresopolis (or Tere for short), …
Sao Paulo (10/15/24-10/17/24)
After spending 20 days in the jungles of Brazil, we visited 3 cities of Brazil at the end of our trip. The first one was Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America. Ray and I taught at the American International School in Sao Paulo from 1974-1976. Ray taught Chemistry and physics, and I taught …
Pantanal- the iconic place for wildlife and bird watching (10/5/24-10/14/24)
We have visited many places in the world to see wildlife; some of our favorites are the great migrations at Serengeti, the penguins in Antarctica, the Orangutan in Borneo, and the blue foot boobies on Galapagos Island. All of them are unique animals that exist only in specific environments. Pantanal, however, is different from all …
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Amazon, the lung of the world (09/24/24-10/03/24)
09/25-10/5/24 The Amazon is well known for several reasons. It is the greatest river in South America and the largest drainage system in the world. The river is 4,000 miles long and second only to the Nile. The Amazon is half of Earth’s remaining rainforest and recognized as ‘the lung of the world’. It is the world’s …
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Brazil, 50 years later! (09/24/24-10/25/24)
September 24 – October 23, 2024 Ray and I taught at Sao Paulo American Schools in 1974-76. Our daughter Ling Ling was born there in 1975, so Brazil holds a special place in our hearts. At the end of 1975, Ray and two friends, Jay & Carl, traveled together to Amazon. I stayed in Sao …