Our Trip To Santa Cruz do Sul

We have been in Brazil for a little over two weeks. We have been living in the Hotel Deville Express in downtown Curitiba. We can drive to the University and back, take a diversion to the market, and still make it "home." Our apartment is supposed to be ready in two days. Last weekend we went to Porto Alegre, where Wayne served his mission, to visit a museum. We also rented a car and drove to Santa Cruz do Sul to attend a wedding in the beautiful cathedral. We drove through rice fields and tobacco fields and enjoyed the trip. It was hot, and we were hearing news of a snowstorm? (Not to make you jealous, but those sitting around the pool were sweating. We retreated to air conditioning!) We have been invited to spend Christmas with Luciane and her family. We will be driving to Castro, about two hours away, where her sister's family has a farm. They tell us we should have good collecting and Luciane's brother-in-law will hopefully be able to weld Wayne's broken net. We have collected 40+ species of Ephydrids from the small botanical garden on campus.