Blogs from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, South America - page 2

So on Tuesday we drove a few hours south to a city called Joao Pessoa. It was sssoooooo hot!!! We did a city tour and saw some old buildings, went through an old church. drove up the headland where brazil is closest to both Europe and Africa. Man it was hot up there! And I was frustrated because I really wanted to take a photo of the bay and they all turned out blurry :( We had lunch at another restaurant with meals enough for three. we went for a swim here, it was really warm. I have never swam in an ocean so warm!! Later we went and walked through a market which was along a river. There were some really beautiful things, all made by hand. It´s hard to just walk past everything and ... read more

On Sunday we did a city tour. I couldn´t understand alot.. actually next to nothing.. but it was nice to look around at the buildings and stuff. We also went to the see the Caju trees. This is a tree which gives the caju fruit which Brazilians make a juice out of. From the bottom of this fruit is a seed like thing inside this is where cashews come from.... read more

Well I guess having been away for nearly two months, its about time I updated this and let you know what Ive been upto. Not alot in the first month, arrived at Mandy Moos at Natal and dossed on the beach at Ponta Negra for the best part of a month. Excellent I can tell you! Just sat around and ate ice cream and drank coco water, cant say I picked up much of a tan but hey what do you expect. Amandas house is in the middle of no where, and I mean that literally, it is 11 km down a sand track, no public transport or anything, but it is absolutely gorgeous with her back garden looking on to a lake. While her friend Lesley was there we did go to Pipa which is ... read more

Von Olinda aus geht unsere Reise weiter in den Norden Brasiliens. Waehrend unserer Busfahrt nach Natal, der Stadt mit den 300 Sonnentagen im Jahr, sehen wir zur Abwechslung auch etwas vom gruenen Hinterland. Nach unzaehligen Naechten in mehr oder weniger chaotischen Hostels, goennen wir uns nun ein bisschen Luxux (schliesslich sind wir ja im Urlaub :-)) und leisten uns fuer das Wochenende ein schoenes Hotel (bzw. loesen einfach die gesammelten Gutscheine des Herrn Berater ein ;-)). So geniessen wir zwei Tage lang einfach den Komfort eines klimatisierten Hotelzimmers mit einem Bad, das zum Verlaufen einlaedt, freuen uns am ueppigen Fruehstuecksbuffet und relaxen am Pool mit Blick aufs Meer. Abgesehen von einem kleinen Stadt- und Strandspaziergang (und immer wieder einem leckeren Caipirinha oder Eis zwischendurch) bleibt es zunaechst einmal bei diesen entspannten Aktivitaeten. In die... read more

And relax! That's exactly what we've been doing. It's hot, hot, hot and the beaches of Natal are wonderful. We found a fantastic loft apartment for just 60 reais per night at Pousada Coco Verde and by the time we leave, we will have spent almost a week making the most of the sun, sand and sea (well, the ocean really)! We have been out and about too. One of the things you can't fail to do is a beach buggy ride. We spent a whole day with a Uruguayan couple and our guide exploring the beaches to the North of Natal. It was an amazing experience and we did a bit of dune bashing, sunbathing, swimming, and Russ even got to slide down a zip-line into a lake. To the South of Natal is Pirangi. ... read more