The purpose of this trip was to visit old friends, including some in João Pessoa, in the NE part of the country that sticks out furthest into the Atlantic. It is beastly hot, but a nice breeze blew when Ildemar (director of one of the schools Steve has worked with) took us to the beach one morning. He told us it wasn't very crowded because the locals considered it "cold" (upper 80s.)
We enjoyed fresh cold coconut water sipped from straws.
I took a walk and wet my toes. These catamarans were loading to take people on day trips to sandbars that are only accessible at low tide. The boats are complete with snack bars and water slides.
Friday evening Adriane (a former student and translator as well as director of the distance learning program at a different school) and her husband and mother took us to Praia do Jacaré (Alligator Beach) on the River Paraíba near where it empties into the Atlantic to see the sunset. Traffic was heavy and we missed the exit so we didn’t arrive any too soon.
A sign said the area had lots of alligators until about the 1960s. At this point in history we had to content ourselves with fun representations.
The hats reference famous outlaws from the 1930s.
A busy tourist promenade lines the river with lots of shops.
We had supper at a place called “The Treehouse.”
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