Another Day in Paradise

Woke up again very early due to the fact that the sun made my tent an oven. After cafe, I went to the banana fields with Carlos and Andreza to harvest some bananas and other fruits. The first pic is of Carlos cutting a banana cluster from the tree. After cutting the bananas free, they cut down the tree so that the "son or daughter" can grow in its place. This seems counterproductive to me but I'm sure that they know what they are doing. The second picture is Carlos's daughter Andreza holding papayas that we got from one of his assorted fruit trees.

After this short hike, it was more relaxation. We chilled by the pool and I read my book for a majority of the day. I usually never take naps in the US, but here I have learned that I must get sleep any possible time. I took a nap by the pool for about an hour, but I was awoken by my family coming to party by the pool. The rest of the day consisted of eating by the pool and playing futebol.

At dusk we all went to a nearby beach. The water was very cold but I felt like I was back home. All the Brazilians thought I was crazy for liking to swim and even crazier for wanting to jump off the rocks. Eventually I talked them into jumping in which you can see in this picture. After returning to the sitio, Rodrigo, my dad, Carlos, and I went to downtown Guarapari to attend the Carnival parade. We walked along the beach and people watched for the next few hours. The people were going crazy in their outrageous Carnaval outfits. The downtown was so loud that it was difficult to understand Rodrigo when he was right next to me. I was able to meet a few of Rodrigo's friends and one of them spoke a little English. The fun thing about people who can speak English is that they stop speaking English as soon as they think I can speak Portuguese.