Our final weeks have been spent touring around the mountains and other attraction of Brazil. First stop, Ouro Preto, a beautiful colonial town originally founded as part of the Brazilian gold rush. Since we were driving this part of the journey (2,700 km in the last few weeks). We stopped on the way at a waterpark on the northern edge of the state of Rio de Janeiro. In a temporary fit of insanity (trying to show the kids that there is nothing to fear but fear itself), Dad rode Kilimanjaro, a ridiculous 4 billion foot waterslide that you are warned against riding if you have "heart, kidney, or colon" problems.
The rest of the family was far more sensible in their choice of waterpark rides.
From there, we drove through a ferocious rainstorm in the mountains of Minas Gerais to Ouro Preto. The town is stunningly preserved with incredible hillside landscapes, beautiful cobblestone streets, and red clay roof tops dotting the hillsides.
The town also has a church on nearly every hill top, many gilded in gold leaf as a result of its early history as a mining center.
We actually took a fantastic, though scary, tour of an old gold mine. The trip started off on a rusty old rail car that was lowered by a single, frayed metal cable down into the mine over 250 m deep.
But once we got to the bottom, it was great. Both kids and animals had a great time exploring the mineral deposits, underground lakes, and other riches of the mine.
The rest of the family was far more sensible in their choice of waterpark rides.
From there, we drove through a ferocious rainstorm in the mountains of Minas Gerais to Ouro Preto. The town is stunningly preserved with incredible hillside landscapes, beautiful cobblestone streets, and red clay roof tops dotting the hillsides.
The town also has a church on nearly every hill top, many gilded in gold leaf as a result of its early history as a mining center.
We actually took a fantastic, though scary, tour of an old gold mine. The trip started off on a rusty old rail car that was lowered by a single, frayed metal cable down into the mine over 250 m deep.
But once we got to the bottom, it was great. Both kids and animals had a great time exploring the mineral deposits, underground lakes, and other riches of the mine.
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