

Ilhéus, Brazil
Wednesday 20th January
Up early for our Excursion in Ilheus (pronounced ill-jouse) as we were leaving at 8.30. I was up on the front deck at 7.15 just as we were being nudged into our place in the port by a Tugboat. We were berthed next to a huge ship the MSC Splendida, which seemed even bigger than the ones we were alongside in Las Palmas. We walked along the quay past the MSC Splendida to our coach and were again welcomed by a group of drummers on the quayside...