March 9, 2007 – Day 469

I took another “short” bus ride to Recife, yet another big city on the coast, this afternoon. This time, finding my way around was easy. There was a tourism information center right at the bus station with people who spoke English and were eager to help me to get where […]

I was going through some old photos and found my backups for my gear pictures that I lost. Now the page is back, so you can see what I have with me here. I’ve only made a few minor changes since the photos were taken, so the info is still pretty accurate.

March 8, 2007 – Day 468I had a quick two-hour bus ride to the small city of João Pessoa, with a population of just over half a million, this afternoon. I was supposed to meet with someone from Couchsurfing, but my plans started falling apart immediately. Once again, the only map I had was of […]

March 7, 2007 – Day 467

I got on a local bus this morning to go to Ponta Negra, which is a newer part of Natal that is quickly developing with resorts. On the way there, I passed hotel after five-star hotel along the coast. Each of the hotels had their own private beach, […]

March 6, 2007 – Day 466
I got into Natal early this morning tired and frustrated that all I had was a terribly-drawn Lonely Planet map of the very center of the city. The bus stations in Brazil are inevitably located outside the downtown area, and although Brazilians try as much as they can to help, […]

Thanks James and Michele for your questions. I’ll answer them as best I can.
1. Where are you heading to after South America?
Here are my plans for the near future, in brief:
After Brazil, I plan to ride the “death train” across the pantanal and into Santa Cruz, Bolivia. I know I’ve been to Bolivia […]

March 5, 2007 – Day 465

Somehow I managed to drag myself out of bed for sunrise this morning. I guess I just convinced myself that I’d be able to sleep all day when it was too hot to go outside anyway. The sun came up early though: 5:30 AM. There’s no daylight savings in this […]

March 4, 2007 – Day 464

I went down to the beach early today before it got too hot to set foot outside. The coastline was seemingly endless with perfect blue waters and almost no people enjoying it. The moon-and-star symbol of Canoa Quebrada had been etched into the cliffs along the shore in many places. […]

It’s time for another Questions Answered session. Anyone who wants to ask me questions about my trip can post them here. I’ll collect the questions and answer them in a week or two.

March 3, 2007 – Day 463
Marcelo, Marina, and I went to a small town near Fortaleza this morning. Marcelo used to go there on the weekends, and he reminisced about how he used to drive his jeep over the dunes with his friends. We visited a lake which a lot of people used to visit, […]