Before it was even lunchtime we were greeted by the amazing heat of the north (and for me this was the arrival of my fever, little did i know it was about to keep me bed ridden for 2 days. Great start to my arrival in paradise. But to be honest having to be bed ridden in a 5 star resort in paradise reeeeeeallly isn't to bad, and not to mention the amazing friend i had by my side whom i am very thankful for. not only did he put up with my cranky sick ass, but he numerous times went out searching for soup. Hehehehe Thank you again Kyle :)
Recovered or not it was time to check out these amazing places people literally dream about and have as their computer backgrounds at their jobs they hate and wish they were where i was. Picture; lagoon in the middle of sand dunes filled with fresh clear warmed waters. Paradise right? How about all of that but with Hammocks IN THE WATER as well. Yeah, to me i don't think you can find anything more beautiful, natural and relaxing. Yet to top it off even more, the only way to get there is by beach buggy. Such a great experience flying around the toasted sand under the blazing sun while your hair is knotted by the crazy famous winds of Jericoacoara.
This is Jericoacoara. Lobster, fresh fruits, pools, Jacuzzi, sand dunes, sun baking & buggy rides. 4 days of feasting and relaxing & recovery.
Another phone call to our new friend Neymar and we were bouncing around the back of his car around headed to Lencois Maranhenses. The only way i can describe this place is to tell you to imagine hundreds of sand dunes, all shapes and sizes and then the rain of Noah's arcs coming in for a few months stopping and then here we have hundreds of fresh water pools. These amazing pools are not easy to get to either, but obviously hard work pays off. After the journey to the national park which includes a river crossing and a bumping 4x4 sand trial your dropped at the bottom of a enormous sand dune. Standing here with too many tones of sand and trees behind you, a sight and land scape very rare to see your guided to walk up the dune. View from the top is insane. More and more and more sand, sand dunes as far as you can see. Such an incredible sight. Turn around and at the bottom of this dune is a pool, filled with bright aquamarine waters. What else are you going to do? Run down into the refreshing waters of course. And then you're going to climb up and DO IT AGAIN!!!!! and again. and again. Then find around pool over the next dune, and do it again. If you were brave enough to wonder off, you'd find yourself exploring untouched dunes which lead you to more mystical waters while the winds were fast to cover your tracks back where you could watch the sun say goodbye to the land.
Now if your budget was lucky enough as ours was, or you literally were just too tight ass to do this experience then that sucks for you and you only, because we climbed into a 4 passenger plane which took us over the entire sounding area and national park where we were able to view these pools. These places don't even exist it your dreams because you cannot even imagine something like this exists. Not only was the view speechless, such a crazy time in this plane. Anyone who has been in one understands the feeling, now add the high winds speeds that are natural to up here and i can describe it like being on a trampoline inside the aeroplane. Free falling.
Another bad day of planning meant another activity we missed out on. so we headed back into the town to see what they had to offer. Now meat here in Barreirinhas is not a short supply, with butchers on EVERY single corner. Not something to enjoy when you're a vegetarian, but hey kyle enjoyed it. After what was a short Stoll through the not so big town we found ourselves on another tour to the dunes, this time it was too Lagoa Bonita. One hour long bumpy sandy drive we reached the biggest dune, staring at us like a angry bull in an Spanish area and we were the red material. not half a lie since it was so hot and im sure we all turned red halfway up the climb. But was greeted us at the top was another site unimaginable. How I can describe it is, to think about a Dr Seuss book. hundreds of Fluffy marshmallow hills; and at the bottom of those hills yummy warm blue liquid heated by the scorching tropic sun. With our amazing guide Neilson he took us away from the rest of the tour groups and to Lagoa Bonitinha ( little beautiful lagoon). Here we had our own not so little lake all to our selves. With so much sand and whistling wind everything else is silenced. The most relaxing, mesmerising place you can be. The perfect ending to my north Brasil experience.. Until next time.
