REP

Spending time here in Itacare has been magical.. Our new friends Sylvia and Joel have been taking us to beaches every day, and we have been enjoying some incredible meals as well. The cacau is incredible. We got to sample the roasted seeds, very similar to chocolate in flavor, only darker, with a texture like coffee beans. The pulp is super sweet, creamy tropical flavor which they make juice and sorbet. All kinds of treats like coquettes, and liquor are made with the roasted seeds. We have also been eating a lot of seafood like Muqueca, acarajé and other dendê saturated snacks with a ton of pimenta! We were blessed by the Bahiana after eating her acarajé and tasting her coffee. The SUP surfing has been better than imaginable. The exposed beaches have been super challenging, but the local beach praia da concha is perfect because it is protected by a big jetty. Anyone can go from here making it good for teaching. From there you can paddle out the rivermouth to a huge sand bar that takes swell from any direction, with close to 1km rides on the right tide! You can also paddle to other beach breaks from here. Yesterday I woke up at 5:30am for a sick dawn patrol wearing speedos (surfwear of choice here) and paddled all the way to dendê coast! surfing waist to head high sets and getting cheered by the local fishermen!
REP is the portuguese anacronym for SUP and stands for Remar em Pé