Awww... Rio!

We are blessed here in Brasilia, the capital city, with many things!  We have some beautiful waterfalls nearby, a small lake with some beautiful views, and palm trees - wonderful elegant palm trees.  But... that's really about it....   It's so important for us to "get out of the city" during breaks.  We spend our weeks over-extended and not fully relaxing... so to get to relax on a beach is such a Blessing!!

Because it's far too expensive to travel home to the States for Christmas, we have made the wonderful trip to Rio de Janeiro several times while living in Brasil.  This was our 3rd trip.  What a Beautiful Expression of the Lord's Creativity and Masterful Artistry!!  We love Rio so much!  The very tall mountains just seem to drop off straight into the Ocean... leaving just enough space for the most AMAZING Beaches!  We saw many hang gliders jumping from the top of the mountain and landing on the beach.  There was so much wind on most of the days we were there that made the waves HUGE and made the Kite-Surfers come out by the dozens!  So incredible!