I cannot believe it… We have been on the road for exactly six months and five days! It’s seems crazy to look back and see how much I’ve learned and all the people I’ve met. And then I think, I’ve still got six months left to go! Which means my brain is just going to keep on getting bigger and smarter…?
Anyway… we’ve spent the last week visiting with manatees, Christians, and our math lessons.
Manatees have no purpose in life, at least, as far as I can tell…? They move very, very slowly, just like they have all the time in the world, eat, and breathe, oh and sometimes they have babies…? They just laid on the bottom of the river and smushed their faces in the mud, eating. And when they had to take a breath they sssssllllllloooooowwwwwwllllllyyyyyy slapped their tails on the mud, and then they sssssllllooooowwwwwwlllllyyyyy ascended to the surface to breathe. Then once they had taken a deep breath they would, once again… sssssllllooooooowwwwwlllllyyyyyy sink back to the bottom, just to ssssslllllllooooowwwwwllllllyyyyyy repeat the exact same process all over again, a few minutes later. And don’t get me wrong here, they are really fascinating, but you can only watch the pattern repeat itself so many times before your eyes glaze over and your mind blanks. Continue reading →