getting my brazillian cool back: first defeat

i am trying to get my brazilian cool back but i have to say its been challenging ;)

here is an example:

attached there are some photos ...
those photos are from the back entrance to the mall where our first store is at.
it is a natural reserve and i always wanted to take pics of it...

so last sunday we went  there to take care of bussinnes and i finally remembered to do it
mariana and paul were inside and i decided to take a walk

i heard before from the security guard and form the staff
that there were lots of wild animals there like anacondas, aligators etc...
but since it was day time and i just came from nyc, i thought i could take anything

oh i was wrong.

as you can see the first photo is from the door to the back entrance:


 the second is a long shot of the swamp
the third is a close up of the swamp.. but wait! whats that over there?

while i was taking the last shot
a family of capybaras ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara )
emerges from the water. they started to bark a sound  like 1000 giant dogs and swim towards me
i didnt know what it was so at first i froze: am i supposed to stop breathing and pretend to be dead or should i run?
as they got closer i ran. oh god i was never so fast in my life!!!!

as i got to the mall the security guard thought it was a robbery or sth.
i explained to him and he said calmly: oh... yes there are a lot of capybaras here!
but dont worry about them. they are nice, worry about stepping on a snake. watch you feet at all times

as if i didnt have enough to worry about it ;)

i came back inside the store and told paul and he said: hum... i bet they are delicious!!!

well ... at least it was a good story ;)

i miss you guys!!! by the time you guys make it here i will be petting the capybaras and enchanting snakes :)