It seems hard to believe that I have been in Brazil for nine days. The same small hotel room. The same food. Breakfast does not have that much of a variety, I have skipped this a few times. Lunch and dinner are almost the same, minus the soup at dinner. It always consists of lots of meat, rice (white and brown), some sort of potatoes, some sort of pasta, and lots of different salads. Although, how they prepare the dishes change, it still feels like the same food. I'm ready to move on. They usually make a very pretty center piece out of fruit. They have a lovely dessert table, but I haven't enjoyed their desserts. The texture isn't quite right, they use a lot of sugar and butter (usually that's great), but not so much for me here. It has been nice not having to do dishes and the cooking, but laundry in the bathroom sink has not been too fun. Cameron has two Team USA shirts, so I have been washing those every other day.
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| Alligator made out of pumpkin |
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| Pretty flower made of watermelon |
 | Cameron's second opponent from Germany. Patrick played the exchange variation of the Semi-Slav. Cameron made a mistake in the opening, he could have placed his light square bishop better. He recovered by an attack in the middle game and gained a huge advantage. He misplayed the end game and missed a quick finish trading down to a drawn end game, but the opponent did not know how to play it either allowing Cam to win. Cameron is now 4.5/7, which puts him in the top 40 in the section. He started the tournament seeded 16th out of 133, and we are hoping for a solid finish. |
| Round 7 Opponent Patrick Hoeglauer from Germany |
Lucas and I headed to the gift shop. We stopped at the entrance to diRoma to take pictures by the sign and waterfall. We were able to find some gifts for cousins and a few other things. There seems to be an abundance of rocks and crystals. Agate, Onyx, Hematite, etc. Unfortunately, those can get a little heavy. Lucas was very worried that things would not fit in our suitcases on the way home.
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| Lucas said "Iguazu Falls is going to be better than this right?" |
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| Sign at the entrance to the resort area. |
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