Blubbernecking

Two big pieces of news here in Recife yesterday. First, the horrific plane crash in São Paulo - which is too horrific to comment on [although as opposed to last September's crash in the Amazon, I do not think that we knew anyone on board] - and second, the enormous whale that beached itself, died and was hauled away by tractor trailors after causing hours and hours [something like 18 of them] of logistic complications and major blubbernecking¹ [of both vehicular and foot kind]. I have to admit, the blubber did get the best of me as well and I couldn't resist a peek at our own Moby. Now the beach is really being cautioned against swimming as the whale blood will attrack the sharks even more than usual.

¹ Coined by friend Sarah