Driving to Araxá

After an elaborate breakfast, we loaded our suitcases into Wally’s Honda City and set off toward Araxá. The two-and-a-half-hour journey was mostly on a paved two-lane road, cutting through vast agricultural landscapes—endless fields of corn and coffee, stretches of sugar cane, and orderly plantations of eucalyptus and pine.

Wally (a former car mechanic) still drives with the spirit of a racecar driver 😄, which made the ride anything but dull. After a quick bathroom break, we made a brief stop at a supermarket on the outskirts of Araxá to pick up a few essentials before continuing.

Soon after, we arrived at Wally and Marli’s home, located in a gated community on the east side of town—our comfortable base for the next chapter of the journey.

More about their modern, beautiful home and life in Brazil, over the next few days.Read more