It was not easy getting to the tiny beach town of Arraial d'Ajuda. But after an overnight bus, taxi, and ferry, we finally arrived at a cool hostel with pool table, swimming pool, hammocks, and nice private room. As soon as we stepped foot in this hostel we were greeted by Ricardo who won us over instantly with his big smile. "Come eat with me and my girlfriend, I am making a Brazilian dish called Moqueca" He showed Merritt how to make the dish which is a delicious coconut based fish stew and we proceeded to eat versions of the dish for the next several days.
Ricardo as well as another couple of Brazilians at the hostel had cars and kindly offered to tour us around other fantastic beaches in the local area. One beach town was Trancoso, a small villiage on the coast where people on horses might ride by and local festivals involve the entire town parading on the dirt streets. The beaches were picturesque and we ate a refreshing, frozen Acai with granola and bananas.
We celebrated Merritt's 33rd birthday with lounging on the beach and MORE MOQUECA! Ricardo played Bossanova on the guitar and Merritt shared his tunes as well. We also made Caipirinhas, a favorite drink with the Brazilians which consists of a lot of lime, sugar and Cachaca (brazilian rum)
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