Buzios

We finally got to sleep at the same hostel, we chose the hostel that I was at because the staff were friendlier and it was a better location. While Tyson went to the bank and I cooked dinner (kind of) I was speaking with a guy from Brazil who stays at the hostel three days a week because it is closer to his school. He is almost finished his PHD in astronomy. Anyhow later that night I was upstairs on the computor while Tyson chatted with the same guy and overheard him skyping with a friend about junior youth classes and children's classes. These are all Bahai events so upon asking, Tyson discovered that he is a Bahai. It was pretty neat to meet him and talk about the Bahai activities happening in Brazil, with Rio in particular. He had also completed one year of service in Israel in the security department recently so we had lots to talk about. He invited Tyson and I over to his town for the weekend.
The next morning we woke up early and took the public bus to the main bus station where we caught another bus to Buzios. As soon as we arrived after a three hour trip we knew this was the Brazil we were looking for. It is more than postcard perfect. Blue water and beaches with fine white sand all the way around. The sun was shining and everyone seems so relaxed with no where to go. It's absolutely gorgeous. Apparently many movies have been filmed here which makes us famous through association. We found a couple of hostels here and chose the one which is a bit costlier but is located near the beaches. It has a banana tree, hammocks and a pool so I am in heaven here. We spent the day wandering from beach to beach, sunbathing and loving life. The food here is delicous, although overpriced. We tried coconut deserts that are bathed in sweet milk and caramel and ate Mr. noodles with eggs for dinner. We tried to go grocery shopping but it was a bit of a disaster because we cannot speak Portugese and English speakers are few here. We ended up buying dough instead of cheese and butter instead of cream cheese.
The next day we toured all the beaches of Buzios. There are beaches with huge waves famous with surfers, beautiful beaches with black rocks, ones with amazing views, areas with tropical fish and turtles good for scuba diving, areas where the water is warmer and beaches with breathtaking sunsets. We spent the day sleeping on the various beaches. We ate tropical food and I`m pretty sure we are now both convinced that moving here would be a great idea. Everyone is very friendly and the universal hello is the thumbs up. Every time we got lost there was someone around who noticed and was more than willing to help out, as an added bonus none of our stuff was stolen as people promised us would happen in Brazil. We made friends with a cute puppy who followed us around all day and I named him Buttons Sophia McLellan. I cried when he left us for another couple,

"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"