Greetings from Brazil! *

Hola, Tudu Bain! Brazil was Amazing! Of course it was, every country on this glorious trip I’m taking is Amazing!.. Before getting into Brazil we took a few classes to brush up on my non-existent Portuguese. It came in so much handy in port.. The first day there we did some exploring of Salvador.

Salvador, Brazil

The city is gorgeous, the steep mountains are just lined with houses and buildings and although the city is very poor, the spirit of the people there is so inspiring. As you walk through the cobble stone streets the beautiful architecture towers above you, your eyes are just jumping all around. We found a little café and had some good food and then started to celebrate Carnival! To get into the main part of the town we were in, you had to take this elevator up. It was really strange but really cool. When you get to the top the view of the water and marina is so pretty. That night we went out for one of the most fun experiences of my life.

Getting ready for Carnival

Carnival was about 3 million people dancing and drinking in the streets. Music everywhere, streets were just packed to capacity. It was really amazing. These huge trucks with speakers drove through the streets with bands and people dancing everywhere.

Carnival

The people of Salvador were so great and so welcoming and none of us really felt unsafe our entire stay.

Carnival

The next few days we hung around Salvador, did some shopping, had some great food and drinks, and went to the beach.. It was a good port to spend a few days in and relax. One night we went to a club futbol game.. Bahia vs. Poçoes. The game was so much fun. We sat with a bunch of local people and cheered along and really got into it. We chimed in when they sang their cheer.. well, the chorus, which was BAHIA! BAHIA! BAHIA!.. and that’s all we really could figure out. The last day we just hung around did some more shopping and checked out one of the churches. There is just so much interesting history in the city, I could’ve stayed a lot longer and would’ve checked out a lot more or the city. Now we’re back on the boat.. back to work ..

Me and Teagan

slaving away, sun bathing.. etc. Next stop, South Africa, where I’ll be safari-ing at Kruger and doing some service work. Pictures take way too long to upload, but hopefully at some point I’ll be able to find an internet café to take care of that in. Talk to you all soon!

Group shot