(^128) Icapui – Canto Verde - 65 km (plus 27 km by car)
Following a day’s rest and a good breakfast, we both felt energetic and upbeat and
the day started promising. Still, a mere twenty kilometres into the day, Amanda’s
front hub packed up, and we had to flag down a vehicle to give us a ride to Aracai.
A friendly but huge man gave us a ride and, due to his size, only one could ride in
the front. Amanda opted for a windy ride in the back of the truck to Aracai. Our
driver was kind enough to take us into town and dropped us at the door of a bike
shop.
I couldn’t believe our luck. The bike shop was professional and had no problem
fixing Amanda’s bike. It took waiting in line, as the shop was quite busy. I watched
in amazement as villagers arrived with their rusty old bikes in pressing need of TLC,
which they got at this friendly bike shop. Each person’s bicycle was treated with due
care. Cleaned and oiled, customers were soon off on a much less squeaky bike.
Eventually, our turn came and we received equally good service.
We ambled into Canto Verde quite late and were pleasantly surprised to find a tiny
fishing hamlet amongst dunes and palm trees. Lodging on the beach completed the
picture - had it not been windy, it would’ve been paradise.
Canto Verde – Prainha - 92 km
By 8h00, the weather was already boiling, but the day brought a strong tailwind.
Even stopping almost every 10 kilometres for water felt insufficient. Arrival in
Prainha was early and a place where we uncovered a lovely pousada featuring a
swimming pool to unwind before heading into the city the following morning.
The area was notoriously windy, as the kitesurfing schools and wind farms
indicated.
leana
(Leana)
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