17:30 - I was anxious about not waking up for the bus last night, so I ended up falling asleep at 2.30 and then sleeping in bits and pieces. I was being picked up at 7.30 at the hotel for a bus ride that would take me to Jijoca (about 6 hours) and then from there a jeep would take us the rest of the way to Jerico (Jericoacoara). The jeep bit took about an hour on a track that was at times muddy and in the end just sandy :-). We stopped about ten minutes away from...

18:00 - I left Salvador late this morning. The lady with the driver taking me to the airport was chatty. She's from Salvador but lived in Italy in Salerno for 13 years. She was married to an Italian from there. After the divorce she decided to come back home with her two girls. The flight itself was uneventful and luckily I managed to load two bags in the hold as my luggage has grown somewhat. Tomorrow morning I will get picked up for the bus ride to Jericoacoara...

18:30 - It looked like it might be a little cooler today...but no such luck :-)! Another hot day here in Salvador. I got up late by normal standards, had breakfast and then wondered around the Pelourinho doing a little souvenir shopping. This is really the last big town I'll be in before flying back. I doubt there will be any big shopping areas in Jerico. I then treated myself to a relatively luxurious lunch (paying 30 dollars for a plate of chicken and water it'...

21:30 - I was picked up by Andrea and the driver (Marcelo) early this morning. But not before I witnessed again the pace at which the locals live. At 7.30 breakfast is supposed to start...at 8 was my pickup. So at 7.40 I make my way to breakfast. Apart from hot water and a couple of cakes the breakfast had not been laid out. And it wasn't because of lack of staff. 3 people (I say three), stood chatting in front of the fruit that needed to be cut, the juice that n...

19:00 - Today After breakfast and after arranging the pick up time for my 'panoramic' tour in the afternoon, I went off for a walk in the Pelourinho which is just 300/400m from the Pousada I am staying at. In day time it all looks better, although it is evident that the stretch between where I sleep and the start of the historic centre is definately a rough area. It is also very important always to do a left left coming out of the hotel...if you go right it gets ...