Saturday, April 19 was the celebration of the pollywogs crossing the equator. The crew put on a mock ceremony with Neptune and his wife, costumes, lots of whipped cream and chocolate wasted.... We're to receive a document commemorating the event. It is very warm, but seems like nearly everyone on board was at the ceremony.
We watched "August Rush" in the theatre, it was very good.
It is Sunday, April 20. This morning we docked in Fortaleza, Brazil, the fourth largest city in the country. We spent the morning touring the city. The highlights were a cultural museum, a theatre, one of the many beaches the area is famous for, a cathedral (of course), and a four level market place. Lots of colors throughout the city. Many of the building facades were brightly painted, and there were many multi-story buildings. A police car seemed to show up at each stop our bus made; they seemed intent on protecting the tourists.
The city certainly showed the extremes of the economic levels. Streets were not crowded because it was Sunday. The beaches were getting busy. Our tour guide, Elena, is one of 12 children. They are proud of the racial mixtures. She said in her family she has siblings that resemble more of their black heritage, and some that resemble the European heritage, and all in between. It is not unusual for three generations to share the same household because of their income level.
Because they are so near the equator, they have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark. There are two seasons, rainy and dry. We are at the end of the rainy period now. The temperature is about the same year round, day AND night! There is a wonderful sea breeze that comes in, and all the apartments are set to take advantage of it, view not withstanding.
We made it back aboard on ship in the early afternoon. This evening we went out to the deck to watch the sunset and the ship's departure. Two dolphins entertained the passengers and the occupants of several other smaller craft. Our departure was to be 5 pm, but it was after 6 pm when we left
We watched "August Rush" in the theatre, it was very good.
It is Sunday, April 20. This morning we docked in Fortaleza, Brazil, the fourth largest city in the country. We spent the morning touring the city. The highlights were a cultural museum, a theatre, one of the many beaches the area is famous for, a cathedral (of course), and a four level market place. Lots of colors throughout the city. Many of the building facades were brightly painted, and there were many multi-story buildings. A police car seemed to show up at each stop our bus made; they seemed intent on protecting the tourists.
The city certainly showed the extremes of the economic levels. Streets were not crowded because it was Sunday. The beaches were getting busy. Our tour guide, Elena, is one of 12 children. They are proud of the racial mixtures. She said in her family she has siblings that resemble more of their black heritage, and some that resemble the European heritage, and all in between. It is not unusual for three generations to share the same household because of their income level.
Because they are so near the equator, they have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark. There are two seasons, rainy and dry. We are at the end of the rainy period now. The temperature is about the same year round, day AND night! There is a wonderful sea breeze that comes in, and all the apartments are set to take advantage of it, view not withstanding.
We made it back aboard on ship in the early afternoon. This evening we went out to the deck to watch the sunset and the ship's departure. Two dolphins entertained the passengers and the occupants of several other smaller craft. Our departure was to be 5 pm, but it was after 6 pm when we left
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