Day 24 – Tuesday June 1

First off, today is Lenae’s birthday. So, Happy Birthday Lenae! Love you! Today we headed out to ‘Distrito Industrial – Superporto de Acu, ‘ basically a huge port and industrial site. It is in the early stages of construction and is looking to be completed over the next 20 years. As with several events before we defeat logic as we saw it. We left Campos and headed north to a small town where we were to meet up with some folks from a Rotary club that was taking us to see the port. During out trip we passed a sign that showed the port being down this road to the right. We drove for another 20 minutes and meet our people along side of the road in a small town. They jumped in their own van and we followed. At this time I thought maybe there was a short drive to the port and that the road we passed earlier was simply a route you would take directly from Campos. We proceeded to turn around and head back in the direction we came from. 5 minutes, 10, 15, 20 and we finally turn on the road we had passed on our way to meet them. Why did we not meet them closer to the only route to the port you ask?” Because that would make sense!” Why would we meet them somewhere close by when we can drive an extra 45 minutes to get to the same place. OK, off my soapbox. We arrived to the port entrance or at least the construction entrance. The port people sent us down this long dirt road to a building in the middle of nowhere. We were greeted warmly with a snack spread that could have been lunch. And yes, they had a dessert. Yum, I say, YUM! We got a brief overview and then went and learned about the companies and the project being built. After that we loaded onto a coach bus and head to the construction site. The only thing really in place was the concrete company and 2/3 of the pier, or dock or bridge, whatever you want to call it. I guess it is really a combination of all 3. Anyways, when finished, it will be nearly 2.5 miles long, straight out into the ocean. The main reason being the depth of the water. It was a neat tour and the workers would all stop and wave to us as we drove by. Guess they thought we were some high dollar investors. We were treated as such because lunch was once again, AWESOME! I ate too much, but not enough dessert. Ice cream with caramel and a strawberry sauce. I had 2 servings and was thinking about 3, but it was all gone. So now we load up and head back Campos, no detour this time. Now it is time to spend some time with my host family. Birthday gathering for Andre’s Grandmother. Happy Birthday Lenae! Have a good night. See ya!