It is another beautiful day in Salvador and we miss some of it as Lars still needs some time to work on his journal. The morning is spent doing that. Just after 11 AM we head to find an internet cafe where he can hook up his computer and update his website. The first two do not work, but he is lucky with the third one. It worked and it is fast. Everyone is very helpful.
Once that is done, we decide to head up the bay to a suburb of Salvador called Ribeira. We are told that the best ice cream shop in Salvador is located there, so we think it may be worth the trip up there. We take the elevator down and catch the bus to Ribeira at the bust stop just at the bottom of the elevator. The bus ride is quite nice as we get to see a different part of Salvador. This is where the workers live and we can see how they live. There is a mix of old and new buildings.
Once up in Ribeira we quickly find the ice cream shop. It seems to be very popular - it is filled with locals. We decide to get a big tub of ice cream each and we get to sample eight different flavors. Most that we try are the flavors made from the local fruits. The ice cream is good and we enjoy it, but it is not the best that we have had.
We then head back. Finding the right bus back is not as easy (as the bus stop has dozens of buses going in all directions), but in the end we are able to find the right bus. Once again we enjoy the ride back down. It is Sunday and the bus is full of locals that are out to enjoy their day of rest. We pass back through the working class neighborhood. It is amazing how little clothes many people wear when they go around on the streets. Many men are topless and most of the women, in particular the younger ones, are wearing bikini tops and short skirts or shorts.
Once back at the hotel we have a quick shower before heading out again. We did forget to mention the view we have from our hotel room - it is five star. We look over the bay and it is a fantastic view.
This evening we are heading back to Barra for sunset. Paolo wanted to see what we were raving all about, so we decided to go back to the same place, Barravento, as yesterday for drinks and dinner.
We are not disappointed in either the drinks, food or the sunset. Once again mother nature puts on a spectacular show for us.
Once we have had out fill of the drink, food and sun we head back up to our hotel. We have to pack our bags as we will be living this town tomorrow. We debate whether we should stay behind, but decide that it is time to move on. There are other things to see in Brazil.