As if to prove I also enjoyed the Pantanal, I am happy to say I can publish ANOTHER top-bird-name-I-have-spotted list. And this time ther are 10!
10: plumbeous ibis
9: bare faced currassow
8: white-rumped monjita
7: chaco chacalaca
6: chestnut-eared aracari
5: helmeted manakin
4: blue-throated piping guan
3: pale-legged hornero
2: campo flicker
1: shiny cowbird
I am also extremely pleased to report that we found the anti-Pantanal in terms of naturey places to be hung over. Hello 'Bonito'- the place so 'bonito' they named it 'Bonito'! a perfect way to get over a night on the caipirinhas (ah, how we'll miss Brazil) is to go out into the steaming hot savannah (as before) BUT THEN climb into a cool, crystal clear river with a snorkel and shorty wetsuit and allow yourself to be gently pulled downstream, listening to the tropical birds in the forest around whilst looking at big, colourful, smiley fishes. Even better than Neurofen and a McDonalds.
incidentally...
Top 5 Brazilian place names and their meanings:
5: Bonito (beautiful)
4: Recife (reef)
3: Minas Gerais (general mines)
2: Tiradentes (pulling teeth)
1: Rio de Janeiro (January river)
I shall reflect further on this country over the coming weeks and treat you to my musings. For now, though, sitting in our final Rodaviaria (bus station, and I never got the pronunciation right), with a bottle of '51 cachaca in my bag and havaiana flip flops on my feet, I can safely say I have loved out time in Brazil. it is a shame to spend our last night on a bus but we will have a little coda on the Brazilian side of Iguacu falls after meeting La Barr and La Big Sister Plumridge on the Argentinian side, so all is good.
STOP PRESS: we have just Ben told our bus is over 90 minutes late. Tsssk- naughty South America!
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