After two months of Salvador-living, our classroom became completely mobile as we took off for a two week excursion throughout the state of Bahia. To begin, we spent a weekend in Lençòis, a beautiful town nestled in Chapada Diamantina in the interior of Bahia.
With only one completely free day to conquer one of the most popular tourist destinations in all of Brazil, 11 of us piled into a van with a guide to have an incredibly productive, beautiful, and memorable adventure.
To begin, we took a short hike to this natural swimming hole in the mountains of Chapada Diamantina.
After a break to swim, we hiked out and shipped off to our next destination: the natural pools
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| natural pool that was filled with over-friendly fish |
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| cactus curtain |
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| inside the cave connected to the natural pool |
After an hour of swimming, relaxing, and being nibbled on by fish, it was time for our next stop: a cave filled with stalagmites and stalagtites. We took a 45 minute tour of this series of caves filled with bats and incredible natural sculptures. To top it all off, we all got to wear hard hats and carry giant flash lights (the guides said it was for safety, but I think they just like to make tourists look stupid).
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| some stalagmites/tites |
After our cave expedition, it was time for our last, and arguably most beautiful stop of the day. We went for a perfectly timed hike to watch the sun set over the Chapada Diamantina mountains.
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| View from the summit with my friends Colin and Sarabeth |
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| another incredible Brazilian sunset |
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