Iracema Othon Hotel Fortaleza

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... and cocktails at 31 restaurant and got a table right on the beach front. Then to complete the evening we picked up the biggest chocolate cake ever from the local shack in the market square that Chris (DJ we met organised earlier in the week for us) (amazing they have choc cake her too!) and a few cheeky Cuba Libres back at the ranch. A good time was had by all as you will see in the photos!

... advice and rest. This has been hard as everyone else went out today :(

Its not all bad as we have hammocks here to relax and read my books. Also I have been having regular massage up the road, near Sunset Beach Hotel. Today Alex F came with me. This is a deluxe massage ($25 Reals, less than £10 for apprx 1 hr). The massage is on the beach in covered area and they specialise in sports ailments. You tell them where the problem ...

... as I mastered upwind riding (finally) yesterday and today I have managed transitions (where you go from left to right without stopping). I am busy celebrating with vodkas & coke as I type !! It feels like it has taken forever to master but its all coming together now!!
Unfortunately despite vigourous excercise campaign before hols, my body is weak and I have bad shoulder pain in the joints ...

Woke up to fabulous views of the beach no more than a few meters away. We seem to be staying in the deluxe apartments, (3 bedroom/bathroom, so we each have en-suite), even though we booked the cheaper ones. They have outside hammocks, huge beanbags, lots of comfy chairs and are finished off inside to v high spec. "Result o'clock" as Mr Verdier would say.

And it gets better when we discover that we can kitesurf straight from ...

... thru my mind was:
1. Is he drunk?
2. is he falling asleep?
3. Never mind about the plane crashing, its whether you can survive the drive at the other end!!

After a panicky whispered conversation with Alex, it turns out the steering had gone to he was struggling to drive in a straight line (great!!). I decided to close my eyes and hope that we got there soon.

As we drove into ...

... but in the end i endup hitching a ride with this guy i met who was heading directly to fortaleza, and assured me that we would arrive here in 3 hours. 9 hours later i arrived to fortaleza. his car broke down near this small town, and we had to wait til they fixed it and now im finally here with an old good friend of mine that i met while living in cadiz. ill probably be here for a week or so and then i need to start finding a way back home.

oh yeah, and i love brasil.

... over and over . . . smiling when I look out at the barges. Sung to a melody that would remind you of a funeral dirge and a lot of Church Hymns. . . It has always been in the back of my mind whenever I think about the terms "Starboard and Port". BARGES Out of my window looking at the night I can see the barges flickering light. Silently flows the river to the sea and ...

... fairly safe, but sometimes you don't want to push your luck...

After checking-in to the hostel we headed back to the rodizio pizza place (again it was the easiest option) which was much quieter tonight, and so a bit painful waiting for new pizzas to come around, buffet style ...

... love Americans and more so their money. Cuba has taken a huge hit financially because of the loss of American tourism. He says Americans are treated like kings there. Interesting. Obviously he could be full of ****, but why make up random stuff about Cuba. He thinks once Castro dies there will be a huge tourism influx into Cuba as they will change to a Democracy. The country is so poor that something has to change. He is thinking of ...