Itacare

Our last night in Olinda we caught our last Serenata! Before we enjoyed a nice meal with a cool gay American couple, Keith and Joe, we had met the previous evening. Beto's sisters insisted on taking us to the airport the next day which is not a drop off like it would be in the US, but they parked and walked us in to the ticket counter, and on to security! We had a long layover in Salvador, and did some shopping, and enjoyed coconut water and self service lunch. Arriving in Ilheus was interesting, and we immediately got a taxi ride to our Pousada in Itacare. The ride was completely lined with Atlantic rain forest on both sides. we stopped for coconut water at a view point and got an impressive view of the beach from the bluff. OMG! This coast is crazy beautiful. Exploring the town, we saw more açaí stands than we could count! heaven! The taxi driver was laughing as Beto and I kept spotting Açaí stands. Also we saw tons of little surf shops, and even a cacao shop with all kinds treats and even the actual cacao fruit which none of us had seen. At the ultra efficient beautiful Pausada we met a very cool Brazilian couple, Silvia e Joe, with a 4 door truck....bonus! now we are exploring the outlying beaches with them searching for the ultimate SUP spot. Itacarazinho is 30km of pristine beach completely undeveloped and backed by Atlantic rainforest. Unreal! The surf was too big to get outside on my SUP. Uma dia de escola! At the pousada www.pousadaabare.com there are cute little monkeys climbing around in the trees!