Rest and Recovery (Day 3)

After a full on attack on the beach with Sungas blazing, and a full on attempt to tire out the meat on sword waiters, the crew was ready for a R&R day. It started out a little rougher for some of the gang, (won't mention names but you don't have to get too far past the "B" names to find them).

Fortunately, there were individuals who did not try to drink the bar dry and were able to pull themselves together to make coffee and more importantly go out for breakfast food. After a great breakfast on the balcony, we figured that it was necessary to spend some time on the beach, sunning, (of course this meant applying lots of sunscreen, sure glad yoga has improved my flexibility, allowing me to reach all parts of my back), relaxing and deciding on our next move. No more Julio, only Mario

By the time we returned from the beach and showered it was too late to head to Olinda by bus, so we decided to take a catamaran tour of Recife, which gave us another view of the old city and some parks with interesting sculptures. After the tour, we waited around for Karen to join us (and give us a ride) for supper. Of course, by this time we were quite hungry, so a little plate of fried manioc root did not do the trick, and we really wanted to eat somewhat more healthy, so it was back to the "Death by Meat" place. They all remembered us from the night before and I think I saw the manager call in extra staff, fortunately for our systems, we stayed on the patio and took advantage of the sushi, (which happens to be a very common local dish) and the beverage of choice ................. WATER