Into the Pantanal.

I´m in Campo Grande now, writing from the bus station, awaiting a bus to take me and the couple I´ve been with for the past few weeks into the Pantanal, the luscious green jungle of Brazil. It´s promised to be somewhat like the Amazon, but you can witness more animal life here since it´s not as dense -- which also means that they´ll probably avoid the main roads though! I am looking forward to the animal sightseeing but not the cold showers... so I will be in touch with nature for a few days, dirt on skin and scalp and all.
Spent the last few nights on Ilha do Mel getting drunk with Aisha and Rhys on caipirinhas, eating too much cake and ice cream and the best part of it -- cranking up Aisha´s (the British girl) iPod speakers with Kelis, Super Furry Animals, Snoop Dogg, Missy, J.Lo and more set to almost top level and dancing like fools because we had the whole hotel to ourselves. How I miss music from home! A storm blew through the island and we were laying in hammocks, fully clothed and cold, kind of a weird experience to be not wearing only our swimsuits all day. I~ve spent my time doing nothing actually reading; Im reading an Isaac Asimov book -- my first -- and Im loving it!
I have to run to get some acai before I hop on the bus. I am obsessed with acai... a dark fruit drink that has a slight sweet taste. Need my power vitamins to fend off the mosquitoes soon.