10th november- 13th november We land to Barreirinhas, lounge in our hammocks in our pousada (name given to the accomodation here in north Brazil). it was located by the riverfront...ideal for my continued life as a lazy traveller! we headed out in the afternoon, in a dune buggy, traversing the sandy terrain, crossing rivers on bargos that are man powered (cant understand why they have realised the invention of motorised pulleys!). Finally descending down on the picturesque Parque Nacional Lençois Marrenhias. Imagine this....beautiful white sand, rolling impressions created by the surrounding winds. Turqouise lagoons set among the sand dunes, created in the rainy season, and never becoming dry. We swam in the lagoons, walked bare foot on the cotton sand, managed to get sand in places unamginable. ate fruit from the wild tress that somehow grew
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