Cachaca Infused Fruit

Morro de Sao Paolo is on an island near Salvador that feels like the Caribbean. In between the easy going people, the beautiful beaches and the warm water, it is paradise. The palm trees are the gate :-)









It used to be a quiet fishing village...










But it´s proximity to Salvador and the beautiful beach have made it into a party place. Every night one of the beaches turns into a club with many sellers for alcohol (cachaca or vodka) infused fruit. It rained when I was there so there were few people on the party beach but the alcohol can´t be tasted in the fruity goodness, something that I am sure is intentional :-)








I went on a hike around the island (it is not very big) which included a small waterfall. The owner of the hostel who took us on the hike said that it was a waterfall of youth, so that it would reduce 5 years off your age but you also had to loose all you learned during those years. There goes my postdoc and last couple of years of grad school...









Mud baths are always more fun with cute and fun girls. Here are my travel companions in the island making a Charlie's angels pose. If you notice, the girl to the right wasn't familiar with the TV show! She is a doctor from Slovakia... The backpacker world is very small and she was also one of my companions dancing in Rio, what luck!









Mud baths with supposedly beautifying, but certain stinkifying effects, lead one to do all kinds of crazy things, like hand stands. With that I am off to one of the wonders of the world at Iguazu falls.