Cabo Frio Day 11

Anytime you visit a place and the first thing they show is a spread of food, you know it is going to be a good day. What made this school visit unique were the students. Like the other school we visited the other day, the students showed us a video and we then broke into two groups with the students taking the lead asking and answering questions. I got the chance to go talk with a director of a rec center, so off I went. The center was located in a poor section of town. They told us that they had 1500 kids a week go through their programs of judo, soccer, martial arts and ballet. Ballet actually had the most kids at 500 per week. They had a nice basketball court and are hopeful for funding to improve and clean their outdoor facilities. Funny story, Meg went with me just to get out of a school tour as we have already had several. We went outside to see the soccer field and track. As we stood outside and talked, a man walks through the gate, goes down the wall like he is looking for something. He stops, and then while talking on his phone, relieves himself. The look on Meg’s face was priceless. He finished and left and Meg was still in disbelief.

After that we left and met back up with the group at the school just in time to go to lunch. The 8 students got to go with us for lunch. I sat with 3 of them and had what I think is the best lunch to date. We talked about families, school, the economy, politics, North Carolina and about Cabo Frio. It was the highlight of my day. From there we headed to Cabo Frio Beach. It was a bit deserted by the time we got there, but we got some beach time none the less. Paul and I went on an ice cream adventure. We found a place our girls would love. 30 flavors of ice cream and you scoop your own, over 100 toppings to put on as you wish and they charge you by weight. OK, mine cost 10 reais or about $6. At any rate, it was good. Tracy helped me with my Portuguese pronunciation before or presentation and it helped tremendously. No one else can read but me, but it helps. On our way back from the Rotary meeting, Paul had the idea of stopping and getting a dessert of some sort. A gas station had a pizza type of stand out front that made dessert pizzas. Is there a better combination of food? We ordered one that was half chocolate and half banana. Sounds a bit yuck, but was ok. Not the greatest, but good enough to eat. Well so much for Cabo Frio, we leave in the morning. Until then, See ya!!