Week five
This week started with work on Monday morning which is now our usual cycle. Apart from work we’ve bought a 40cm Husqvarna chainsaw and found a good place to buy …
Week four
We started the week this with a change of plan – it’s been too difficult getting work done having to come in to Canela every week and try to get …
Week three
We started this week in Canela to buy some more tools and try and sort out some Internet options for the land. Candido’s mother has kindly let us stay in …
Week two
The week started with our trip back from Canela to the land. When we got close we started to see a lot of fallen trees, and then a few houses …
Week one
I’ll start doing weekly updates from now on since we’re only able to make it into Canela once or twice a week since its such a difficult trip. I’ve started …
Day six
We took the car to Canela where I did a full day at a net cafe to get some urgent work done and Beth went on the bus to pick …
Day five
The car was fixed (again), the mechanic was really good so we’re very happy to have access to someone reliable nearby. He had replaced the clutch cylinder barrel and the …
Day four
We had a really nice breakfast at Hotel Ponto 1, they had a huge range of fruit, cakes and biscuits, breads, jams and cheeses and even toasted sandwich makers ready …
Day three
The mechanic had our clutch hose replaced by about 11am, and showed us the correct fluid to top up the clutch reservoir with. We then went to an auto-electrician he …
Day two
Day two was off to an excellent start, we had a nice breakfast and got on the road early, crossing the border into Santa Catarina before 9am. The engine was …