Well the day started in a better position than the day before, the view from the balcony's is excellent. Especially when the sun is breaking the horizon, and it has not filled up with people trying to sell you anything you could possibly want or ever need.
After waiting around for some other movement in the group, Colin and me decided that it was probably a good idea to try and work off some capi's and barbeque meat, so a 8km return run / walk down the beach (ok way more walking), was necessary, and since at some time you need to pull the plug on sunscreen, none was applied. We will see if this was a wise decision tomorrow morning.
Once again we had a healthy breakfast with fresh pineapple and mango, great bread and a parmesean type cheese spread, excellent. We then realized that we were all running rapidly out of money, so off to find an international ATM, were we could pick up the cash necessary for food and drinks. After this short walk, it felt like the shower we had was a waste of time, but I now realize that two or three showers (cool) is the best way to deal with the heat. Finally we took the 910 bus to Olinda of the 7 hills and 10,000 churches, (ok not that many but walking from one to another and trying to not look like tourists, (pulling out a map did not help), so that we would not be approached by the unofficial Olinda tour guides for their 5 real tour.
Fortunately, we found the two we absolutely had to see inside of, and managed to do it without formally hiring a guide. I would probably have worried more if we had a guide as some of the alleyways to the churches were a little suspect and I am sure would have set off all kinds of alarms. We will see on Saturday how different the town is when carnival kicks off. Finally after all this excitement of riding a local bus, conversing with the military, and charming the locals, we needed a touch of home. For this we called Flavio, a fellow gamer Mark had met during his first visit to Recife, for a night of gaming. I am happy to say that the Canadians managed to hold the Brazilian team (of one) to a 1 - 1 draw.
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Forget the cool showers. Crank the heat up as high as possible. This opens up your pores and the air feels milder by comparison. We've adapted to the humidity here (as much as someone from the north can) and except for serious sauna days, we use the fans rather than a/c.
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