My friends, and former class mates from the language school in Brasilia took their leave from Juruena in September, moving on to a new parish in the south of Brazil. Joachim is a Lutheran Pastor from Germany and Ursula, his wife is from South Africa. The have a two year old child called, Andrea. We three were in the same class and sent to the same part of Brazil. Paudie invited me back up to Juruena to a dinner in his house in their honour. "Bernardo", the local Prefect / Mayor of the town and county was also present and his Minister of Sport. {The Prefect of the Municipality here has a lot of power, he/she decides on the budgets for schools, hospitals, roads, etc.}
The Parish Priest on his Motor Bike arriving with the shopping.While Paudie was away on his holidays in Ireland, some of his parishioners got a loan of the parish jeep and had an accident in it. They weren't hurt too bad but the jeep was badly damaged. So now Paudie is using a motor bike. Not the best type of transport on these bad roads.
Paudie with the hair and beard shaved off, he now looks years younger than my Parish Priest, Derek!!!!
The Lunch Party to say goodbye to Joachim and Ursula.
