Finally here

The flight was not as bad as we expected. We arrived here ahead of schedule. We cleared customs literally in minutes. We were met by the mission president and his wife. Next stop was the mission home. We were tired and soon were taking a nap. We had dinner with some of the leaders and went to bed to start early tomorrow. Tuesday we were up and going early. We went for a walk to some historic sites close by. I told grandma we should tell our grandkids the fort was our apartment and the turrets were for punishing bad missionaries. We were able to call most of our kids while getting organized at the mission office and then l drove our car to our apartment an hour drive away. Another senior couple went with us to show us the way, he rode with me and she drove grandma. They are from Brazil so they speak no english. It was an exciting ride every road always ends in a traffic circle.  Meanwhile I am trying to find my way getting all my directions in português. We have a toyota yaris one of those gas electric hybrids. We arrived safely and we have a wonderful apartment. We are on the fifth floor and have a wonderful view of the city. We have two balconies with 4 doors coming out of different rooms. Two full bathrooms, and we park in assigned parking garage. We purchased food then back to unpack and sleep,long day, but a good one. Next day Thursday we purchased a SIM card for our phone that gives us unlimited internet and let’s us use the phone as hot spot for our other devices. We have interacted with lots of people and so far my português ls holding up. We are eating well and walking a lot. I hope the pictures come through. Feb. 20, 2020.