Lencois

Good Morning from Lencois.  Lencois is the quaint little town that I have been living in while exploring the Chapada Diamantina.  Diamantina means diamond.  Two hundred years ago this was a diamond hot spot.  Boom town wealth hit Lencois, which means sheets, because diamond prospectors were so crazy to get here that they flocked here and only had sheets to hang over trees to call their homes.  It is now a tourist hot spot filled with cute restaurants, fun shops, and nice people.  Take a look.

I went past this church one night and it was rocking.  The pastor was giving a fire and brimstone Portuguese sermon that was off the charts.  A German girl with our group was so confused, ``
Why is he so angry?``  Ha!!  Jesus!!!

                                                     My place, Pousada Dos Duendes.

                    Dogs and Cats are everywhere.  No one seems to own them.  They are all friendly.

Blind Pew joins me for breakfast each morning.  Wants to be around people.  Totally like Hobbes (Lizzy´s cat).

I´ll end this section with Russ and the magic bus.  This is the bus for my pousada.  This is what picked me up from the Rodoviaria.  Russ is a 68 year old Brit out on holiday.  He caught up with his old army mates, whom he hadn´t seen in 50 years in Brazil.  World traveler and a hell of a guy.  Tchau for now.