Moving in Large Packs

There was a "Feria" on Thursday, which meant that the country was not working for a day. Not sure why they would not try, like in China, to move the special day around to create a long weekend, but in any cases, we decided that we would make our own version of a long weekend: kids will skip school, and Paul work, on Friday.
We headed to Pirenopolis with a few friends and their kids.
Pirenopolis is in the state of Goiàs, adjacent to the DF - District Federal, where Brasilia is situated. It is a three hundred years old colonial town with roads paved of long and narrow uneven cut stones, with small colorful buildings and a relax feel of slowly being trapped in time. With its walkable sidewalks, its cafes and small artifacts stores all over the place, it feels convivial and quaint. Something that Brasilia doesn't have.  The original settlers were Portuguese who came for the gold found in the region. Today it is a near touristic destination for the inhabitants of the capital.

What started as a trip of 3 families (us tagging along with two families) turned out by Friday night to be a group of eleven adults and eleven kids. And it was so much fun! We essentially took over our resort, Alter Real.

Adults hung out while kids played. We dipped ourselves and fool around with the kids in the pools. We walked in nature to some some natural waterfalls. We ate excellent food, homemade, from homegrown produces, either in town or at Vagafogo, where the waterfall was. We ate more. We shopped for local crafts (and came back with vintage outfits instead). We practiced some light yoga. We drank a few G&T, and more. It was fun to move slowly in packs. The kids got along perfectly, the older girls playing together, the boys chasing each other or planning the next mischievous trick. It felt a bit like a summer camp, and it was lovely.

In summary, we are looking forward to the next time!