Preview of Chiheb's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/chiheb/1/1266621512/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Piaçabuçu, Brazil Entry Title: "Nice place to rest" Entry: "After a short ride bybus, I arrived in Piaçabuçu which is a very small town. As I was getting closer to the river, a guy on a bike figured out I was a tourist. I really wonder how he guessed it. Maybe my big backpack on my shoulder was a good hint. Started to talk blablabla, you want to go to the Foz do Rio São Francisco. Of course, there is nothing else to do here! So I get on a small boat with a brazilian couple to get to the Foz. Maybe I should learn what the word Foz mean. Thinking about the famous water falls of Foz do Iguaçu, I thought I would see some kind of waterfalls. Not at all. It was just the end of the river where it merges with the ocean. Anyway, it is quite a nice place where you can relax, see crabs, lighthouse sinking, swim in a small natural pool and the ride on the boat was cool. Once again, it's cool to speak a bit portuguese to understand the explanation of the guide. The river is 3 km wide there! He also told us that there used to be a village where the lighthouse is. Once I was done taking pictures of everything, I went back to the boat where everyone was waiting for me. The guy asked me if I was doing some research :). No mister! This is just my holidays. As we were talking, I learnt that my boat buddies were both from Rio, even if the woman was actually born in Italy. When the ride was over, I understood there were going to Maceió, which was also my destination for the night. I thought we could go together, ... by bus. But they rented a car for the day. So they very nicely offerd to driver me there if I accepted to stop with them at a beach. Now I can say: "Fiz carona no Brasil". And it was my first hitch hiking experience in this trip. Cool ;-)." Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/chiheb/1/1266621512/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "On the boat" 2. "Jangada" 3. "View of the river with the frame of the boat" 4. "Jungle on an island" 5. "Arriving at the foz, dunes" 6. "Dune" 7. "Purple sailing boat" 8. "Welcoming crabs" 9. "Foz" 10. "Natural pool and animals" 11. "Small crabs" 12. "The ocean" 13. "Jangada and lighthouse" 14. "My big feet on the sand" 15. "Coqueiro" 16. "Birf" 17. "Coconuts :)" 18. "Beach" 19. "From the top of the dune" 20. "Our boat" See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00ca-38ae-fda1?ytv4=1

• published: 17 Feb 2011
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