Salvado de Bahia

Took a bit for the local port to clear us so we had an easy morning to get ready for our tour. The port where we are docked doesn’t allow for foot traffic, so shuttle buses had to be used. It took quite a while to disembark.

The bus is really nice and cool. First our tour stopped at the Mercado. Reminded me a lot of the Bahamas…Salvador de Bahia is the African center in Brazil. Many practice a religion Candomblé from Africa and each day is assigned a god or goddess.

Next we visited the Baha lighthouse where the port really took shape. The bay is the second largest in the world and touches 13 different rivers.

It’s famous for the ‘faveras’ or slums. 85% of the people in Salvador live in the faveras.
We visited Bonfi Church, where you tie three knots that represent three wishes.

It was a very comfortable and interesting tour, but the people were so ticked off that they *gasp* had to stand in line. They were also rude and talked over the guide stating they couldn’t understand him anyway. Grr…these people. Anyway, we got back safely.

We walked into cartoon trivia and I helped a team win which was nice. Then we made origami penguins…which considering the app, was fitting. We made friends with a Brazilian lady named Ellie and totally bombed the beers off the world trivia together. Ate a really good meal at the complimentary restaurant Versailles.

Probably in for the night; sea day tomorrow.Read more