We didn’t have a tour booked today. While going through the port building we learned of a free shuttle offered by a jewelry store that would take us up the huge hill to the old center of town where the churches are located. The only obligation was to look into their store, which we did. Carnival is on and the whole square was getting ready for the party later in the day. Dozens of porta-potties were being set up along with stages and stands. Many vendors were preparing their stalls and it was a little chaotic. We wandered around for a while, but it was getting crowded and hot so we took the elevator back down to the port area. The elevator was free today, normally it’s about a nickel to ride. We wandered through the craft market and stopped outside to have a cold drink and people watch before returning to the ship and a shower. Laundry and napping were on the agenda for the afternoon (guess who did which?). While the churches were beautiful, overall our impression of Salvador wasn’t too positive. The parts we saw were very dirty and many places were in total disrepair.
All day long I tried to get a cell signal, but didn’t have any luck until about an hour before we left. Hopefully, that won’t be the case in the rest of
Brazil.
We saw on the news that Oregon’s governor is resigning next week. Sounds like his shady dealing fiancee has finally been his downfall. We get BBC World News, MSNBC and Fox News.
Two more sea days, then Santos.
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