Friday, April 20, 2007
15 April, 07
We are still alive, kicking and happy 9 months later. Today we decided to do a day tour and our friends Lee and Flavia would join us. We got in a little jeep buggy and we drove off into the dunes along the beach. It was wonderful – so energizing. We had to cross a few lagoons with a raft and we drove through tiny fishing villages. We saw an owl and a few pigs, goats, chickens, cows, horses and donkeys. The villages were so primitive and remote and there is one public phone in each village as well as a TV in the main square from which everyone can watch (if it isn’t raining). We arrived in Tatajuba- an old town that was covered by a sand dune and then the town moved and the church was rebuilt. We jumped off some really high sand dunes having lots of fun seeing who could jump the furthest. Then we arrived at a big lagoon which is excellent for kite surfing and windsurfing. We, however, were not so adventurous and lazed on the hammocks and had a caipirinha in the water whilst we waited for our fresh fish to arrive. It started to pour and so we waited about one hour for the rain to stop. We drove back to Jericoacoara along the dunes with our maniac driver and through rivers and whatever else. It was really a fun day and we met Lee and Flavia for dinner. We were supposed to meet at a highly recommended restaurant called ‘Chocolate’ but when we saw the prices we went elsewhere. In general, it is not cheap at all, in fact it is quite expensive and we found another spot which served the most amazing seafood risotto. We were stuffed!
We are still alive, kicking and happy 9 months later. Today we decided to do a day tour and our friends Lee and Flavia would join us. We got in a little jeep buggy and we drove off into the dunes along the beach. It was wonderful – so energizing. We had to cross a few lagoons with a raft and we drove through tiny fishing villages. We saw an owl and a few pigs, goats, chickens, cows, horses and donkeys. The villages were so primitive and remote and there is one public phone in each village as well as a TV in the main square from which everyone can watch (if it isn’t raining). We arrived in Tatajuba- an old town that was covered by a sand dune and then the town moved and the church was rebuilt. We jumped off some really high sand dunes having lots of fun seeing who could jump the furthest. Then we arrived at a big lagoon which is excellent for kite surfing and windsurfing. We, however, were not so adventurous and lazed on the hammocks and had a caipirinha in the water whilst we waited for our fresh fish to arrive. It started to pour and so we waited about one hour for the rain to stop. We drove back to Jericoacoara along the dunes with our maniac driver and through rivers and whatever else. It was really a fun day and we met Lee and Flavia for dinner. We were supposed to meet at a highly recommended restaurant called ‘Chocolate’ but when we saw the prices we went elsewhere. In general, it is not cheap at all, in fact it is quite expensive and we found another spot which served the most amazing seafood risotto. We were stuffed!
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 7:51 PM 
