South of the Equator 2012: The Wildlife

Surprisingly we haven’t seen much wild life at all. I was expecting to be feasted upon both day and night by giant, flying escapees from Jurassic Parks I, II and III. Maybe there’s something bigger that’s eating them; they don’t seem to be on any of the menus either although so much food is battered and deep fried here, you never know. I’m still keeping my vast supply of DEET handy; just in case though. Up to now, then, all we have seen are the giant ant hills that seem to occupy any vacant plot of land or road side embankments. Worryingly, the occupants have not shown them selves yet; maybe they are just waiting for their chance to drag an unsuspecting, passing tourist or stray dog down into the depths of
their evil kingdom.

Sorocaba

The climate………

It is a little known fact that Sorocaba is 653m above sea level.....this is enough to make the atmospheric pressure (and hence oxygen content) only 93% of normal. We had thought that poor sleep and pathetic endurance walking to and from the hotel up the hills was due to post-Christmas weight gain, together with the temperatures being in the high 80’s during the day and the mid 70’s at night. We were wrong. Its not all ‘brain frying’ sunshine though, some days it rains and we have thunder and lightning although the temperature doesn’t drop much. The rain comes down in gallons and gallons and roads are instantly flooded but almost as quickly as it comes down the great cavonus storm drains along the roads swallow it up. These are the sort of drains you see in scary movies were there is something living down there just waiting to grab your ankles as you walk past.

South of the Equator 2012

The Wildlife

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