Day 247 - A lazy beach day

Salvador - Mar Brasil Hotel

As Carnival in Salvador commenced today, our room at La Villa Francaise had been reserved before we made our booking, so we moved to a new hotel on the beach near Farol Itapua, which was also near the airport, as we were flying to Rio very early the next morning.

The atmosphere here was totally different to Barra - no crowds, just a nice beach with beach umbrellas, and stands where drinks and food were available. We walked along the beach for a while, and almost went for a swim, but by the time we returned to the hotel, changed into our bathers, and returned to the beach it had become overcast and the water wasn't as inviting as is had been when the sun was beating down.

We spent some time on the beach drinking caipirinhas, then a little more time by the hotel pool, before trying to get some sleep for our very early morning flight (3am).