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We leave tomorrow for Brazil. It’s amazing to me that in order to get a cheaper fare, many times we have had to fly way out of our way to get to where we are going. For instance, this flight will take us from Dallas to Charlotte, with a two hour layover, then to Miami with several hours layover, then Manaus, a five hour all night flight. After going through customs and immigration, we fly to Porto Velho which is an hours flight away - if we flew directly. But no, we have to go through Brasilia which is 3 hours farther away than our home. Then we have a several hour layover in Brasilia, then catch our 3 hour flight back up to Porto Velho. Seems to me the airlines could do it much cheaper just letting us fly directly. 

Going back it’s worse! Instead of Brasilia we fly out of Sao Paulo which is five hours flight from Porto Velho - in the opposite direction from Miami. In fact, the last time we went that route, we left Porto Velho in the evening for Manaus - one hour flight. (OK - give or take 10 minutes), then we flew from Manaus to Sao Paulo, five hours, and waited in the terminal for a few hours before our flight to Miami. Exactly 12 hours after we had left Manaus that morning, we were right on top of Manaus a little over halfway to Miami. I was amazed even though I had flown that route many times, this was the first time that I could actually SEE Manaus from 31,000 feet. Usually it’s too cloudy. It’s like flying from Dallas to San Antonio via New York!

Makes no sense to me. I wish I had that kind of gas to burn in my car!

Anyway, if you think of us while we are there, please pray for us. We have a lot to accomplish in the short time we will be there.

Rick Reece

We leave tomorrow for Brazil. It’s amazing to me that in order to get a cheaper fare, many times we have had to fly way out of our way to get to where we are going. For instance, this flight will take us from Dallas to Charlotte, with a two hour layover, then to Miami with several hours layover, then Manaus, a five hour all night flight. After going through customs and immigration, we fly to Porto Velho which is an hours flight away - if we flew directly. But no, we have to go through Brasilia which is 3 hours farther away than our home. Then we have a several hour layover in Brasilia, then catch our 3 hour flight back up to Porto Velho. Seems to me the airlines could do it much cheaper just letting us fly directly. 

Going back it’s worse! Instead of Brasilia we fly out of Sao Paulo which is five hours flight from Porto Velho - in the opposite direction from Miami. In fact, the last time we went that route, we left Porto Velho in the evening for Manaus - one hour flight. (OK - give or take 10 minutes), then we flew from Manaus to Sao Paulo, five hours, and waited in the terminal for a few hours before our flight to Miami. Exactly 12 hours after we had left Manaus that morning, we were right on top of Manaus a little over halfway to Miami. I was amazed even though I had flown that route many times, this was the first time that I could actually SEE Manaus from 31,000 feet. Usually it’s too cloudy. It’s like flying from Dallas to San Antonio via New York!

Makes no sense to me. I wish I had that kind of gas to burn in my car!

Anyway, if you think of us while we are there, please pray for us. We have a lot to accomplish in the short time we will be there.

Rick Reece