Bahia, Brazil

Beautiful colonial (portugese) city full of african influence due to thriving slave trade for 300 hundred years. Colorful and baroque churches. (Sounding a lot like the guide book here). Just kinda wandered around for a bit today. All the beauty rollng by. Ready for a beach. The christening ocean.
There was a slimy okra dish at lunch that did not taste good but was fun because it was slimy. And a hot chutney of malintent. Banana chew candy for dessert.

A Salute: to the coconut tree. They have self-renewing clusters of coconuts for food and provide really excellent shade. Also the long, lolling fronds are relaxing.

Brazilian elections are in full swing. Candidates have candidate-cars with their pictures on them play very loud music and messages from the candidate. Sometimes the songs played from the car are about the candidate.