Ashley chopped off her toe with a machete and she also thinks Dennis Rodman is hot.

Yesterday we spent the afternoon "chillaxin" (seriously..) out on the veranda of our penthouse suite enjoying the view. I could seriously live here forever, and if we don't buy our bus tickets today, the chances of me doing so are very high. So, we enjoyed the calm, breezy peace of being 11 stories up in a Vitorian heaven until Ashley somehow managed to chop her toe off with a machete. Seriously. It bled everywhere and I almost passed out. Oh I feel queasy just thinking about it. We were going to visit the picturesque cathedral on the hill, but we got there 15 minutes after it closed, so we took a drive around the city and soaked up the sites. The favelas (slums) are so extremely colorful here, and it is strange because they are right next to the ritzy parts of town, which is apparently why the drug wars are getting so much press. Don't worry, there is no drug war currently going on in this town, but I hear that is the place to go if you want acquire vast quantities of dynamite. (Which, I have decided might come in handy if I have to bust Ashley out of the Alcatraz-style prison located just off shore.... I'm just saying....) Anyways, after our drive, we went back to Aline's and took a stroll down to the spit that we can see from our balcony. People were fishing off of the steps and there is a goddess of the sea protecting them. It was beautiful. We ordered up some Brahma at the nearby pizzeria and chowed down on some pretty darn good pie. This morning we woke up, and went back to the cathedral (this time making sure to get there earlier....) The hike up to the top was quite a workout as we have spent the last few days drinking Brahma and talking about llamas, so exercise hasn't really been a party of our daily routine. We trekked up the mountain and saw lizards of all shapes and sizes (in fact, I am pretty sure one of them was Longtail's great Uncle, he had that same blue stripe), and when we got to the top, the view was incredibly amazing. Just breathtaking. We had a 360 view of Vitoria (which is actually an island), Vila Velha, and the Atlantic ocean. So beautiful. So, we took a million pictures and made our way back down the lizard trail. On the way back home, we went to the chocolate factory. What more could you possibly ask for in life than just simply being in a chocolate factory? Now we are back home once again and Ashley is sleeping like a puppy all wrapped up in Batman bandaids. I mean she is wrapped up in Batman bandaids and is sleeping like a puppy, she doesn't look like a puppy wearing bandaids, that would be weird. We were going to travel further up the coast tonight, but we once again delayed our departure due to a party that will take place tomorrow at noon..... the dance party will be on top of this luxury building, with panoramic views of the city/beach, it will have an open bar, and there will be cheese balls. Damn, those are good. I must say, it didn't take that much convincing because we are currently living the life of Brasilian queens. I am now going to go out on the veranda and yell that I see a llama because that is the one sure way to wake Ashley up.