March 7, 2007
Day 525
I got on a local bus this morning to go to Ponta Negra, which is a newer part of Natal that is quickly developing with resorts. On the way there, I passed hotel after five-star hotel along the coast. Each of the hotels had their own private beach, security,… Read More »
March 6, 2007
Day 524
I got into Natal early this morning tired and frustrated that all I had was a terribly-drawn Lonely Planet map of the very center of the city. The bus stations in Brazil are inevitably located outside the downtown area, and although Brazilians try as much as they can to… Read More »
March 5, 2007
Day 523
Somehow I managed to drag myself out of bed for sunrise this morning. I guess I just convinced myself that I'd be able to sleep all day when it was too hot to go outside anyway. The sun came up early though: 5:30 AM. There's no… Read More »
March 4, 2007
Day 522
I went down to the beach early today before it got too hot to set foot outside. The coastline was seemingly endless with perfect blue waters and almost no people enjoying it. The moon-and-star symbol of Canoa Quebrada had been… Read More »
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 »
