Am in Sao Luis. And am actually getting bored of these old colonial towns/cities with beautiful classical architecture. Can understand Nathan’s views on my early photos of buildings. So – read about Fernando De Noronha – and am heading towards there. “One of the most stunning places in Brazil, if not the entire world.” Expensive but. And at least 30 hours of bus trips away. And seeing as my 12 hour bus trip from Belem to Sao Luis turned out to be substantially more – am not looking forward to it. Am catching bus today, hopefully, to Fortaleza (18 hours). Then, depending on timetables, get on one tomorrow onwards to Recife (12 hours). Sweet.
Not much else to report really. Shaving off my beard hasn’t seemed to have the effect I was hoping for. Brazilian girls still calling me “lindo”. Pope (sorry, the Catholic pope – having reading an article recently reminding me there are several popes) is in town, and all over the television. And I thought yesterday, that anybody who needs so much security to keep him alive – probably shouldn’t be alive. It’s preventing democracy, in a way.
Hopefully the bus station in Fortaleza will have some fast internet available, and will be able to upload more photos. Caio.