Posted by Amanda Barra was suggested to us by people who stayed in Salvador the entire time so we got a cab and headed there. At Barra there is a lovely lighthouse along a busy beach. The beach area had many umbrellas and chairs for hire. There were a lot of rocks in the water that created lagoons and tide pools for people to play in. The water was so warm it was hard to believe it is the same Atlantic I froze in in Maryland. For breakfast we got some agu...

Posted by Amanda A very early start to our day as we met our Iguacu Falls group at 4:45am. I am the trip leader for this outing which I'm not totally enjoying. Bascially, I have to make sure everyone's together and on time. Of course everyone on the trip thinks I know how long it will take to get from the airport to the hotel and what time dinner will be, etc. I don't know any of that stuff. Since everyone was out with Carnaval last night the 4:45 start was real...

Lost inside myself and my own mind by Noah I'm writing this in an airport in Sao Paulo. We got up at 4:45 this morning to catch a flight here from Salvador. We have a five hour layover now, followed by a flight to Iguaçu Falls. This is the waterfall that made Eleanor Roosevelt say she felt sorry for Niagra. Should be pretty awesome. We got into Brazil only yesterday. As always, it took an eternity to get off the ship. When we did, Amanda and I and one of...