Our Brazilian Cat

We've now arrived in Lajedo, a small town in the interior of Pernambuco and our home for the next four months. To keep us company, a friend gave us a lovely kitten, whom Willa named Ceitidh. She's very cute and likes to play all day and all night.

We go to hang out at the orphanage most days where we have made many friends.

On Friday we went to visit the nearby village of Santa Rita where Maya's work is based. Ezra finally fulfilled a lifelong ambition of going on a motorbike (without a helmet!).

We always make sure we start the day with a bit of school work ...

Arrived in Recife

Well, after three flights, Ezra, Will, and Magnus finally arrived in Recife, the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco in northeast Brazil. Maya met us at the airport and we were all very pleased to see her. We soon found out that Brazil is very, very hot. We went to the beach but the sand burnt our feet and a big sign told us to not to swim because of frequent shark attacks! This was enough to put even Ezra off going in the water. Luckily the hotel had a pool, so we could cool off there.

The day after we arrived, we went to visit Carlos and Maria Luisa at their fruit farm just outside of Recife. Ezra and Willa spent the day picking fruit, including some kinds of fruit which we'd never seen before. Here's Ezra with a jack fruit bigger than his head:

We also found a pineapple:

Soon we'll be heading off to Lajedo in the interior of Pernambuco, our home for the next four months.