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My last night in Olinda was a blast. It seems that Brazilians party on a Tuesday night (the same as Salvador). An Aussie girl (living in Canada), a Canadian girl and an Austrian girl and I all went with a few of the locals that lived at the hostel to a big party in Recife. We all got there at different stages but we hooked up with even more of the locals that the girls had befriended.

We partied in a square until that came to an end. From there we went to a street party where two superb bands were playing. Its a pity I didn't take my camera with 'cause they were great. We all stayed there until we had just enough cash to contribute to the 'get us home petrol fund'. 3:30am.

Martie (I think), the Austrian girl, shared the last of what she had to offer as a midnight feast - bread and butter. So I pulled out some hot chocolate sachets I had and we made a meal of it. This saved on the hangover to come later.

I left the hostel at 8:00am after a few hours sleep. From there I made my way to a town called Joao Pessoa (I still have difficulty pronouncing that one). The only reason I wanted to stay there was to go to Ponte de Seixas - the most easterly point of Brazil and South America. The plan was to walk there from my hostel the day after and from there go to a place called Jacuma for the afternoon.

It wasn't to be so simple. All the hostels were well beyond what I was willing to pay (why charge European prices when they are so far from Europe?). So I found a campsite in the town of Seixas and had my first night of camping in South America.

Whooo! Dinosaurs in Recife!!!