2013 august trip to Brazil

P1050851 Kids are in good spirits in Fortaleza airport even after night connection in Manaus P1050878 Random pictures from first impressions in Fortaleza P1050891 Adza P1050897 Erika is my navigator
P1050903 This is how we get around P1050909 Lagoinha is a nice town couple hours from Fortaleza P1050911 Kids enjoy getting in the water P1050913 Few restauants on the beach but not crowded
P1050915 Hotel let us use their shower P1050916 Lunch P1050918 Fresh juices as they are meant to be P1050919 Arriving in Hula Hula Brazil kids instantly jumped in the pool
P1050920 Our cabana is the one with tower P1050921 Arianna on the top of tower P1050922 View from above P1050923 View towards the beach
P1050925 Our doorsteps P1050926 Breakfast area next doors P1050927 Jean Pierres breads P1050929 Luxury hammock
P1050932 Dog lover P1050933 P1050934 P1050935 Nica
P1050938 P1050940 P1050941 They put coconut shells on roads for traction in sand P1050942 There were these 2 vultures by fish on the beach
P1050945 Sandy beach stretches for at least 1 km and even then the sandstone rocks are only covered in high tide P1050947 Villa Mango cabanas close to beach are expensive ($400+) per night P1050948 They have a nice restaurant P1050949 Kids building shack on the beac
P1050950 Beach stretches in both directions P1050953 Not many people P1050954 Walk from beach to Hula Hula is about 5 min P1050955 We caught a crab
P1050956 Hiking to see what is around the corner P1050959 This is the perfect kiteboarding spot. It is protected from waves and still open to wind. P1050961 Looking at the walk back P1050962 Marking our spot
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P1050968 Invisible running fish... They would feed by shore and then run away seemingly above water P1050970 Sandstone P1050972 Kiting starts around noon and goes on till night P1050975 Agua do coco after long hike
P1050976 View from Villa Mango restaurnat to the beach P1050977 Kite Cabanha is the kiteboarding outpost next door P1050978 Adza doing tricks P1050979 Erika
P1050982 Owner speaks English P1050983 Right next to kiteboarding area P1050984 Renting buggie to get to Jerri P1050986 Adza rides shotgun
P1050988 Sandy path in dunes 00003 P1050997 Kids love it P1050998 Nice to be inside and protected from blowing sand
P1050999 Our hotel in Jerri is optimized for kids P1060001 Treehouse P1060002 Ponny ride to town P1060003 Lunch
P1060007 Main street P1060008 Liquor alley P1060009 Magic spot 00004
P1060010 Sunset dune P1060011 Erika sandboarding P1060012 P1060013
P1060014 P1060015 P1060016 P1060017 There is defenitely a pilgrimage every night to this dune
P1060019 Us wading in low tide P1060020 P1060022 P1060024
P1060026 P1060027 Hiking to the hole in wall P1060028 Are we there yet P1060029 This spot was very hot on the way back
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P1060047 Back in civilization P1060051 Nicest beach so far P1060053 Long tail boats P1060054
P1060055 Local streets P1060056 Local traffic P1060057 Our hotel P1060058 Path to our room
P1060060 On the road again. P1060063 Beer stop in some small town P1060066 Navigator P1060070
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P1060093 Stripes P1060110 Umbajara at night P1060125 Early morning P1060128 Waiting for gondola to open
P1060130 Hike P1060132 P1060133 P1060134
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P1060160 P1060161 P1060162 P1060164 Boats in front of our hotel in Fortaleza
P1060171 Carnaval location in Rio P1060181 On the gondola P1060184 P1060185
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P1060191 P1060193 P1060194 Climbers on the Sugar Loaf P1060204 City down there
P1060208 P1060209 City lights on the way down