Sorry for the lack of correspondance in the last few weeks.... but here come a backlog of posts for you.....
NEWSFLASH.........SHAUNA IS NOW A GINGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Morro to Recife, Olinda and Pipa!

So on our last few nights in Morro we finally had some ´party partaay´(copyright foster-gregg) aided by our personal barmaid - Cal!

We met up with some Danish friends from Salvador and made some more friends on our last night. One english girl who was a giant freckle!!!! (Keelin to Shauna `I dont want to ever look like that´ - it was genuinely terrifying to see) One guy played the guitar... its a shame Shauna didnt learn more than one verse and chorus of every song before she had left the UK. We consumed rather alot of alcohol that night despite needing to board the notoriously rocky ferry back to Salvador. The caipirinhas that Keelin had enjoyed the night before came back to haunt her as we made the way to the ferry and she FILLED a bag with sick. It was vile. It wasnt a one-off either with a few cheeky trips to the ferry toilet once on the boat... all of this was carried out with A-list sunglasses on. FANCY.

From Salvador we took a 14 hour bus journey to the city of Recife. Here we met Julie Walters disguised as a Brazilian tour guide who took us to see the sights of Recife and Olinda. She ennouraged us to indulge in some chocolate, banana and mint liquor at 4 oclock! At our hostel in Olinda we were kindly told there was ´no room at the inn´ and were housed in a shed at the back for the night. It didnt live up to the high standards of the Boyogonnell hayshed/love shack. Nevertheless we were off to Praia De Pipa early the next morning so the ten rat-traps outside our room were only a minor worry on our way out!

 (Eleanor saving on contact lenses)

To be honest there isnt too much to tell you about Pipa although it is awesome its all about the beach and paryting. EXCEPT the fact that we can swim with dolphins every day in the Atlantic Ocean.. casual. Unfortunately there are no pictures because we were all too busy playing with dolphins, sorry! We were planning to stay here only for a few days but have decided it would be good to be here for Shauna´s birthday to go out.

ITS MY BIRTHDAY NOW!!!

On Saturday we are heading to Jericoacoara, and from there onto Manaus to spend a few days in the Jungle!!! (Obviously after the 18th...don´t panic Ellen!). From there we will hopefully head onto Angel Falls. We will update you as soon as we can. We hope everything is returning to normal in the UK, keep safe.

xxxxxxx

So since our last post we´ve survived four days in shadey Salvador. Salvador is where the African  culture has been preserved most in Brazil as we learnt from our talking guide book aka Eleanor Foster-Gregg. On our first night our lovely hostel owner Hector suggested we see a capoeira folklore show which turned out to be brilliant. In the next few days we explored the town and bartered for a few new bikinis (see pictures to admire said items).

We made friends with a few people in our hostel bar, including a Brazilian rockstar dressed in some very strange attire...

....apparently he used to be a goverment minister. We all ventured out to a samba club that night and practised our native moves with Keelin finally having the opportunity to imitate Shakira. Although it was nice to experience the different culture in Salvador, we did feel a bit on edge quite alot and were looking forward to moving onto the paradise island of Morro De Sao Paolo.

We´d originally planned to stay here only for two days but the amazing weather and beautiful beaches have enticed us to a cheeky four night stay. Needless to say we are looking slightly pinker and more freckly than usual and Shauna was even chatted up on the beach with the unbeatable pick up line of ´Oi girl, you look like a shrimp´. Unimpressed was not even the word.


We shall return to our after sun ritual now but before we go, Mum has told us she she has got her friends following us...hi Anne Buckley and anyone else!!

Speak soon!
xxx