With a relatively lengthy process to return to the main pier, we decided to relax on the beach by our hotel with a nice breakfast and time to finish our postcards. We actually woke up to pouring rain, so we really had some pretty limited options in terms of outdoor activities anyhow. Our original plan…
Month: July 2014
The Worst Experience Ever
Warning: this is not for the faint of heart, or weak of stomach. I know I have a few friends who have supported my efforts by reading my every blog post, but to those friends – you are under no obligation to read this one! Doug and I have had a number of amazing, memorable…
Beach Hopping at Morro de Sao Paulo
After just a few hours back in Salvador, we were back at it again and off to our next adventure. Today, we were off to Morro de São Paulo (no relation to the city of São Paulo), a collection of beaches on the island of Tinharé off of the Bahia coast. While the most direct…
Paradise Found
On our one and only day in Mangue Seco, we wanted to make sure we had enough time to take full advantage of everything it had to offer. Since we went to bed so early last night, we actually naturally got up super early and decided to wander around to get our bearings straight. Upon…
The Coconut Highway to Mangue Seco
We had two options for getting to Mangue Seco. The first one entailed a 6am bus, and the second was an 11am bus. Given the general lack of sleep we’d been experiencing, we opted for the normal-time bus. Probably a good call because we still had to get up at 8:30am in order to even…
Party in Pelhourinho! (and USA-Belgium)
Given that today was our first and only real day in Salvador, we wanted to make the most of the situation by checking out the Pelourinho, the old pedestrian neighborhood now known for being a UNESCO World Heritage site. Before we headed out, we had to check out the spread of freshly baked goods available…
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