Sabbatical

I know that all of you can´t wait to turn your computers on each morning, anticipating that I may have posted a new blog entry....But you guys are going to have to wait, as I am taking a break from the blog for the next few days. I am going on a 3-day hike in one of Brazil´s most beautiful national parks, Chapada Diamantina. (The park is an overnight bus ride west of Salvador.) The park has deep canyons, a 900-foot waterfall, caves that you can swim in, and sweeping vistas. I am excited.
On Tuesday, I take the bus back to Salvador, a flight to Rio, and then a flight from Rio back to Washington, DC. Hopefully, I can see and talk to some of you while I am back in the States for two weeks. Hope all is well with each of you.