Around Town. Well...sorta.

So now that I've given you the picturesque beach, ocean and palm tree view of Boipeba I guess it's about time to share some of the photos I took in "town". When I say town I mean Velha Boipeba. I refer to a town with ONE cobblestone paved road. I refer to a town that has no cars and moves their goods from one side of the island to another by horse and cart. I have to say that I'm very disappointed in myself for not documenting more of the peoples story in Boipeba. But I really have anxiety about being a tourist. It's odd being a white girl in South America. There's no hiding. Every day I leave the house I feel like I've just showed up to a rodeo in a suit and tie. On top of that, being a white girl with a fancy camera? Well, I'm just begging to be heckled. I really didn't want to invade these people's lives. I didn't want to make it seem as though their way of life was a novelty to the rich white girl who was there for 2 weeks pretending to speak Portuguese while getting a tan. Having said that, my photos do not have many people in them which, I feel, ultimately makes them less interesting. So, sorry I let you down. I know you had SUUUCCHH high expectations for my next post. I plan on getting better at this once I can speak more of ANY language other than English. Beijos.

Walking through the interior to get to the beach.

Main road that goes from one side of the island to the other.

Velha Boipeba

Majestic donkey on the side of the road

Velha Boipeba

Velha Boipeba

Majestic horse on the side of the road

Velha Boipeba

Velha Boipeba

Velha Boipeba

The Church of the Holy Spirit of Velha Boipeba

The Church of the Holy Spirit of Velha Boipeba,

This is our dog Lois. You will see more of her later. She was a lonely island dog that just showed up at our house one day and decided to take us as her owners. She want every where with us. She even swam out to the tides pools and waited there all day by our bag. <3

Lois