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Gorgeous day in Maceio, Brazil. Hot, humid and sunny. Maceio is another port city with a fabulous beach running along it's waterfront. The beach is serviced by numerous roadside bars and restaurants and vendors selling everything from roasted cashews, to BBQ food, to draft beer and corn on the cob along the beach.
We didn't arrive in port until noon and we grabbed the first bus into the city centre. We quickly found a beachside restaurant and ordered lunch. We've been very lucky so far - our lunches have all been fabulous but we often hold our breath after we order, never quite sure we've translated whatever language, in this case Portugese correctly. Today what we thought was fried chicken was indeed delicious fried chicken served with crispy fries, rice mixed with some veg and ham and a deep fried banana. So lunch included dessert! After lunch we headed to the beach wand walked it's length as we love to do. Amazingly warm water, and lots of folks enjoying the sandy beach and calm waters.
After our walk we ended back in the same restaurant - hoping the live music we'd enjoyed with lunch would still be on offer - but sadly not. Not to worry though we took the opportunity to try Brazil's national drink Caipirinha, which is made with their local liquor, Cachaca. (Info and recipe below). We loved it - the drink reminded me of Adrian's sister, Christine and brother-in-law, Warren who we spent a week with in Mexico in September - Warren makes an addictive Margarita which is very similar to this drink. So good we ended up having two of them!
Another lovely day in Brazil.
We didn't arrive in port until noon and we grabbed the first bus into the city centre. We quickly found a beachside restaurant and ordered lunch. We've been very lucky so far - our lunches have all been fabulous but we often hold our breath after we order, never quite sure we've translated whatever language, in this case Portugese correctly. Today what we thought was fried chicken was indeed delicious fried chicken served with crispy fries, rice mixed with some veg and ham and a deep fried banana. So lunch included dessert! After lunch we headed to the beach wand walked it's length as we love to do. Amazingly warm water, and lots of folks enjoying the sandy beach and calm waters.
After our walk we ended back in the same restaurant - hoping the live music we'd enjoyed with lunch would still be on offer - but sadly not. Not to worry though we took the opportunity to try Brazil's national drink Caipirinha, which is made with their local liquor, Cachaca. (Info and recipe below). We loved it - the drink reminded me of Adrian's sister, Christine and brother-in-law, Warren who we spent a week with in Mexico in September - Warren makes an addictive Margarita which is very similar to this drink. So good we ended up having two of them!
Another lovely day in Brazil.
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