02.03.22 - Acordar cedo para atrasar com calma

Hallooooo,

Hope all well with you, despite impending WWIII etc. It's Carnaval time here, which seems to be going ahead in some form or other, despite being officially cancelled for obvious reasons. Having put up anti-cat barbed wire around the garden, we had friends over for the weekend and spent most of it either in our pool (which is finally paying off!) or slaving over a hot barbeque. 

Yesterday we set off to Ilhabela, where we've been invited to stay at Brunno's family house for the week. We've already hit the beach this morning and are making plans to have a captain drive us around on his boat tomorrow, so watch this space!

I've made a new compilation, and my phrase of the day is a cracker which I recently came across, meaning "to get up early so I can run late in good time". Loses a lot in translation but captures something of the Brazilian essence, I feel.

Speak soon!

Fred-om of Information Act