Neblina

The last week here in Itacare has been a blur of dawn patrol sessions and great exploring around the area. Yesterday we hired a Stand Up Canoeist named Neblina. He took us deep into the local river which was a beautiful mix of mangrove bordered islands loaded with palm trees from dende to coconut to açai. There was an incredibly impressive amount of wildlife from fish, birds and crabs lining all the land masses. It was highly enjoyable because Neblina uses just a paddle to propel the 20 foot canoe through some pretty big currents and chop! He took us to his cousin´s restaurant about 3km up river from town. It featured several shaded seeting areas, and a dock out to the clean river for landing canoes and swimming. This area of the river is not accessable by motor boats, keeping it super pristine. She served cacau caiprinhas served inside the fruit! It was such a great combination, and we had been asking everywhere for it in town, and now to find it at a completely remote restaurant was pretty hysterical. When she showed us the caught crabs eating dende seeds, we knew we had to try them.. so good with pimenta! Then the main course arrived which was a wonderful muqueqa also with dende seeds that you chew on, and freshly cut coconut meat, and super fresh fish filets, coconut milk, lime etc, served with salad, farofa, rice and pirao. After lunch Neblina took us through some more mangroves crawling with crabs, palm trees, and vermelha to a private remote waterfall where we swam and enjoyed some amazing granite scenery. When we got back to town after a long 10km paddle, he offered to take us back to the beach where our pausada is, so we wouldn´t have to walk...so sweet! Bandwidth is a bit scarce here, so images are going to be minimal until we get back.