Lencois Bahia Brazil - Beautiful Town and Countryside

This weekend five of us travelled to Lencois.  When diamonds were discovered in riverbeds in the 1900s, people flocked to the region and towns such as Lencois arose.  It is now the gateway to Chapada Diamentina National Park, a park that was established in 1985.  We had to take a ~6 hour bus ride, leaving at 10:45pm Friday night to arrive at 5am.  After sleeping for 1-2 hours in our Pousada (kind of like a hostel) we took an all day tour.  The tour involved lots of hiking (on rocky climbs) to a river, waterfalls, through caves and up to the top of a hill to see the vista.  It was a tiring but amazing day.  The five of us had a wonderful time.  Here are several of the beautiful scenes from the day:

Saturday night we had pizza for dinner.  It was a nice change from rice and beans.  The food is very good here at CCS...Maria cooks us wonderful dishes for every meal.  But a little taste of home was nice.

Sunday we had to catch the bus back to Salvador at 1:15pm.  Three of us went for a hike to a nearby waterfall.  My legs were so sore after the long day Saturday, but it was a great hike and the waterfall at the end very beautiful.  The bus ride back felt much longer since I didn't sleep very much.  I entertained myself by looking at the countryside and taking photos from now and then.  Here are a few to share:

I am so glad I was able to go to the national park and spend some good times with new friends.

Tchou,

Bethany