Arraial d'Ajuda and Trancoso, North East BRAZIL

From Salvador I arrived by overnight bus in the port city of Porto Seguro...then by ferry to the adjacent village of Arraial d´Ajuda. Typical Bahian village life with many Pousadas (little cosy places to stay). This is as close to tropical island life as you can get...yet not truly an island even though it feels like it. Long stretches of white beaches, rough waters, and a huge difference between low and high tides. The nearby (26 km) village of Trancoso is a smaller village where the big square in front of the old white church is still a grassy soccer field. Very long white beaches are best traveled by horses which are for rent, and while you take a rest on the soft sand, the brown tanned Brazilian boys come around with trays of fresh linguistines, prawns, and all creatures in-between. An ice cold Skol Chopp (Brazilian beer) is always on special offer.

This is beach life in the north east of the Brazilian Atlantic coast. I am taking a well deserved rest (and so is my camera) as I am spending hours relaxing in the sun, soaking up the Bahian culture....and oh....really enjoying the authentic Bahian cuisine.

Tomorrow night its time for an 18 hour overnight bus down south to Rio de Janeiro (for the second time) for 1 night and then to south Ilha Grande....a real tropical island. One week from now and its time for Mexico!