North of Porto Seguro . . . Ilheus 4/9/07--4/14/07

Ilheus is a small city and is famous only for being the birthplace of Jorge Amado (the most famous Brazilian novelist). In Fact, their airport is named after the famous writer.

On our first night there, I met this pretty cool man Vesuvio. . .

He was quiet serious but a good laugh none the less.

Actually, Ilheus holds a very special part in our hearts. Even though we came here to handle business (yellow fever shots, visa extension, cavities, etc.), this is our first travelling experience ALONE. We have officially parted with the group and have no one to rely on but ourselveds......aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

At first, we were scared and worried about how everything was going to turn out . . .

Then we realized that we were going to be just FINE . . . and we plan to reunite with the group in Peru or Venezuela:)We also celebrated our 1st Year Anniversary!!! We want to thank everyone who set us up, held us up, hinted, left us alone, and did whatever you all did to make this possible . . . Mama Raya, Mama Leza, Rrrittta!, Yulia, and Zhenia (of course, without whom we would have missed paths for another few years.)

Doesn´t this picture look like one of those Russian photographs against a fake screen?! Well, we thought it was pretty funny . . .

For our One Year Anniversay, we set in a little square overlooking a beautiful church, listening to a man singing with his guitar, overlooking the beach next to the square, admiring the beautiful stars, drinking beer, eating Doritos and hot dogs, laughing our butts off, and having the BEST time of our lives!!!