March 3, 2007
Day 521

Marcelo, Marina, and I went to a small town near Fortaleza this morning. Marcelo used to go there on the weekends, and he reminisced about how he used to drive his jeep over the dunes with his friends. We visited a lake which a lot of people used to… Read More »

March 2, 2007
Day 520

Most of my day today was spent cleaning my tent, mattress, and clothes, and putting together the hundreds of pictures and dozens of blog entries I had fallen so far behind on writing.

I went out one last time tonight with Daniela, Marcelo, and Marina. We had a great… Read More »

March 1, 2007
Day 519

It started raining again today so there wasn't much to do but wait around my hotel. I took the bus along the same route back to Fortaleza, which was uneventful because of the rain, and took up the rest of the day.

Jericoacoara was a beautiful place, but there… Read More »

February 28, 2007
Day 518

The rain came early this morning. I tried walking around but I soon became drenched and my umbrella was destroyed by the accompanying strong wind. I had to go back to the hotel and wait it out. Unfortunately, it continued to rain almost all day.

While… Read More »

February 27, 2007
Day 517

I went out to the beach at Jericoacoara early this morning. It was quite a nice place, and there were almost no people anywhere. Occasionally, a dune buggy full of tourists would drive past me, but that was about it. There was a large Read More »

February 26, 2007
Day 516

The used Brazil guidebook I was lucky to pick up from a lady in Belem lists Jericoacoara as one of the highlights of the entire country, and for that very reason, I wasn't planning to go there. As soon as a remote, little-known place like Jeri makes it into… Read More »

February 25, 2007
Day 515

The four of us took off in Daniela's car today and drove through a few towns near Guaramiranga. They were all nice little places with lots of people hanging around without a care in the world. Our first stop was at a church at the top… Read More »

February 24, 2007
Day 514

Guaramiranga is the state of Ceara's version of the mountains. Its altitude of 1000 or so meters may not seem like much, but it's quite high for the people of Fortaleza, which of course is at sea level. Daniela had some time off of her hectic doctoring schedule, so… Read More »

February 23, 2007
Day 513

Brazil's main attraction is its beaches, and one of the best activities to do on the beach is to surf. Being from an area that's more known for its frozen lakes than its sunny beaches, I had never tried surfing. I decided it was about time I gave it… Read More »

February 22, 2007
Day 512

Thursday nights are traditionally when the locals in Fortaleza go out to eat crab on the beach of Praia do Futuro. Tonight I went with Daniela and her daughter Lara to a nice restaurant which had an appropriate crab theme. Our first dish… Read More »