Jack and I had heard from friends about a scenic and colorful seaside village lost amongst the dunes, Jericoacoara, now turned into a popular destination for surfers and tourists. It's about a four-hour drive to get there from Forteleza and the last hour is in a dune buggy since there are no roads for a ten-mile radius around Jericoacoara. Here are a few highlights of our week's stay. (Click on photos to enlarge).
We stayed in a pousada (sort of small hotel) that had great meals and a nice pool area.
Here's the pousada Carcarà taken from the front.
The landscapes all around Jericoacoara are picturesque. We took many wonderful walks along the coast.
This is one of the popular dunes from which crowds of tourists watch the sunset every evening.
We had fun watching this group of kids learn capoera, a famous style of danse and martial arts invented in Brazil.
In the middle of Jericoacoara is the Samba Rock café. We gathered here many evenings under this giant tree to listen to live Brazilian music. At night, there are chandeliers hanging in the tree and candles on all the tables... those were simply the most pleasant and charming moments I spent on this vacation.
All around Jericoacoara are gigantic dunes. It would seem that I'm lost somewhere in the Sahara desert...!
After a long day sightseeing, there was no greater pleasure for me than enjoying a cool caipirinha. It's a cocktail made from cachaça (sort of light rum), crushed ice, and lime... simple but really delicious.
There's also a twenty-minute walk to a natural arch just along the beach.
On our way back to Forteleza, we stopped in a fresh water lagoon where a restaurant was serving customers in the water... literally.
We just opted for a coconut drink and a hamac in the shade. Nice!!
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