This past week on Thanksgiving Day, I hit the big 6-0 mark. I wasn't quite sure how Byron and I could best celebrate the holiday and my birthday far from all our family. Living overseas can be the pits for traditional American celebrations. A friend who came through recently from the USA had brought me a cranberry sauce. Other items for a festive meal would be hard to find and the whole planning process for just the two of us seemed rather dreary. So, I asked my guy if he was game for an overnight adventure. When I mentioned "motorcycle" and a place he'd always wanted to visit, he said, "Yes!" I did the planning and found a cute place to stay and made sure the route was mostly paved. The place is called Canudos , and was the site of a famous battle between a group of poor religious zealots and the first government formed after the removal of the royal family of Brazil in the late 1800's. We arrived just before noon on the Wednesday before Thanks...
Just a mama trying to bloom where she is planted in the dry Northeast of Brazil.