After watching the beautiful sunset over the Rio with the man I love, we returned to the mainland for some dinner at one of the handful of restaurants there. Despite being a tourist destination for Brasilians and foreigners alike, the food was actually much cheaper than here in Manaus. Not exactly sure why that is the case, but food has to travel so far to get to us in Manaus, and they certainly pass the cost on to consumers. Anyway, we were able to eat 3 delicious pieces of picanha (steak), rice, beans, and farofa for only $8R per person there! Needless to say, we ate there and ordered that a lot!
The next day we had a bit of an adventure with Mark and Débora as we decided to hike up the little mountain on the island. It took us a while to figure out where exactly the trail was, but after some meandering and more random iguana sighting (thanks, Jay), we were on our way.
The view of the city from the top.
Much better view in real life. Trust me.
After hiking back down the mountain, right as we got to the end of the trail, it started to rain on us. And then it started to pour on us. We decided to make a run for it from the trees we were hiding under, and then we all just got soaked. So we stashed our things under a cabana on the beach, stripped down to our swimming suits, and kept ourselves warm in the river while it rained. The water there is a perfect temperature, a bit on the warm side. It continued to rain the rest of the day, but we didn't mind having a break from the scorching sun since we were already sun-burned by that point.
Taking cover from the sun.
Our last full day there was spent on the beach relaxing with our friends. We took advantage of all of the small and convenient restaurants on the water and had a steady flow of fried food and caipirinhas brought to our tables. Jay taught André and Andrea how to play poker, while I did what I do best- read a book. When the sun started to go down, we took a walk down the beach and enjoyed our last night of vacation.
Love me some fried sardinhas!
Shrimps with their heads and legs!
Caipirinhas... traditional drink of Brazil. Yum!
Their friendly game of poker. They used
fried banana chips as poker chips :)
Chillin on the beach with my new henna tattoo on my ankle.
Sunset on our last night.
We actually had part of another day there, and since we had to check out from the pousada in the morning, of course we went back to the beach. Everyone pretty much tried to stay out of the sun cause we were already varying shades of pink and red... some worse than others... (Jay)... We stayed under the shade of the umbrella on our table and ate more fish and soaked up the last moments together with our good friends. We've never taken a real vacation with any other couples, and it was definitely a great experience. Not only is it fun to have other people to hang out with and to explore with in a new place, but it's nice to know we will always share these memories from our trip to Alter do Chão.
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