Young and yet very wise. Delicious as their home made mango jam... which they gave us some. Arrived very late at night, looking for a place to sleep across the ferry that it will take us to Caraivas. And once again, as many many times before our prejudice tricks us. Opening up and the world is different to what we initially thought. Like this young couple, very much in love, so generous and warm, who are building a sustainable vegies/fruit heaven. The taught us about capoeira principles,  aromatherapy oils, the 1000 ways to cook mandioca - absolutely loved their cocoanut pudding, and the secret of avocado growing. We talked until very late at night, sharing dinner. One night their turn, then ours.  They have so many plans and ideas. So exciting to see.  And yet, they also have times of isolation and difficulties...."I never realised that I needed money while I had a good job and money!" The balance of choices, the gain and looses

August 26

It took us 6 hours. But with the stops and lunch we ended up driving the whole day. The hardest part was the end, 40 km of dirt road with so many potholes that we thought our SalSolcito was going to finish inside one of them! She is a real trooper!

Pocket of paradise. This is Caraiva. On the same line than Pi Pi island or Bali without the testosterone. Plenty of posadas but still raw. A point, the place where the river and the sea cross; the numerous wooden chairs with colourful toldos. A very unassuming place even more so now that is off season. Lazy day on the beach, letting ourselves go downstream on the river, a siesta and a boat to cross back to "reality". Unique, beautiful, sand town.

A pharmacist, everybody favourite person, a person you can trust. He must known about wifi! Desperate again, in need of wifi to do my coaching session.... his generosity just blew us up. He gave us the password, lighted up the outside of the shop, came several times to cheek if we were OK... even offering us water! That night, in our home, we celebrated meeting him with a shared cheese omelette, a beer and chocolate biscuits. A young, gentle and friendly heart he invited us to stay in his parents "events-camping-agroturism" place...free of charge :)

He also called his friend, a well travelled guy, to join us and to give us tips of where to go.

"You are just about on the line to start knowing Brazil! You can't just turn around, must go to Bahia! It was just the impetus that we needed. Oh what a man! A true one man show, a story teller, an actor, a character. So many stories! It was then really funny. 11:30 am, on the pharmacy door, chatting away, sharing experiences, drinking mate. This is our real trip. Suerte amigo!

"Mate" on the beach (it has to be!), a great bike ride to her favourite beach, Praia do Carais and beautiful 3 course dinner meal we did... that was meeting her. Another Argentinean living the world, She has this adventure life to tell, living and working in so many countries; following freedom... or following the ocean... which for her and I is basically the same! Settled down now in Guarapari she carries a sense of contentment and calmness. Oh, so appealing!

August 24, Itaunas

Arrived here as always, following locals recommendations. We were buying fresh fish in Conceicao da Barra, where we spent the night, and the fisherman was disturbed as to why we haven't been to Itaunas or that we haven't even heard of this place!!

One hour later, we were driving on a dirt road to the beach to Dunas de Itaunas. A bit like Jericoacoara but very small and low market. The dunes? Well, there were dunes but we were more interested in bike riding along the "infinite beaches"...can't see the end, just the ocean and us.

Back to the town, we found very colourful locals (on People and their stories); who convinced us that even thought the weather forecast shown shower and shower we cannot not go to Bahia. So, after a few second we changed again and decided to keep going north!