Praia do Forte
Topic: Brazil
Praia do Forte is a sweet little resort town about an hour and a half on the bus from Bahia. We went there one rainy day primarily to visit a place called TAMAR, a turtle protection sanctuary. The resort is lovely. There are no cars in the main street which is full of upmarket pousadas (inns), shops, restaurants and cafes. The beach is small and beautiful and the whole place had a very relaxed feel to it. People sat out drinking beer and having coffees. We wished we had found it sooner so that we could have stayed there. Ah well, next time. TAMAR was great. It looked like a Hilton beach resort for turtles. Lots of pools containing turtles of varying sized and tropical fish tanks. TAMAR collect the turtle eggs and bury them in a protected part of the beach. One shallow tank contained a stingray. Those guys are weird looking - like flat grey dusters with a long tail and a bump in the middle where the eyes are.

Later we watched some cute little monkeys playing in the trees. It was a real wildlife kind of day.

It was a shame to go back to the city. This was our last little excursion. From now on it's all about getting back home. From Bahia to Rio on the bus. From Rio to Buenos Aires by plane and then back to London.