Im here in a coastal town called Ilheus. Alex and I got to Valenca, a colonial fishing town 40 minutes by boat from Morro de Sao Paulo yesterday morning. We wanted to catch an early bus to Ilheus from there, but there was nothing until 3:30pm. We had to wait for 6 hours at the bus station. Let me tell you, it was a ton of fun! Alex and I just sat around, ate, and played cards. Finally, it was time for us to get on. Alex and I were so tired when we got on the bus that we fell asleep. About 30 minutes into the ride, we were both woken up by really loud music. I was very confused-I thought that it was coming from inside the bus, but it was actually coming from outside. The bus was going 2 miles an hour and it was stuck behind a street party! People were clapping and singing to music blaring from a speaker on a truck, and we were stuck behind them! It didnt look like they seemed to care that we were behind them, they just kept doing their thing. Finally, about 20 minutes later, they turned the corner, and the bus was able to resume its usual speed. I tried to fall asleep again but this old man decided to stand in the aisle and sing his heart out. He was horrible! On top of this, there was a little girl behind us that would not stop giggling! Oh god! Luckily, both these people got off not too long after, and we were able to continue our ride in peace. At one point though, someone on the bus turned on a portable radio and was playing Kenny G music-random, huh? We finally made it to Ilheus around 8:30 pm and took a taxi to a hostal. Our taxi driver was HILARIOUS. He kept laughing about everything, especially about not speaking english! We got to our hostal and Alex and I both crashed, we were tired!
Today we slept in and then walked around the centro. We bought tickets for Rio de Janeiro! We leave tomorrow on a bus for Rio-22 hour bus ride! oh yea!
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