After being on holiday for almost 3 months, a relaxing getaway wasn't exactly what I needed (or deserved), but my travels around the northern coast of Brazil brought me to a quaint little town called Jericoacoara.

Since it is relatively unknown to many people outside of Brazil, I've borrowed an introduction from Wikitravel:

Jericoacoara is a small fishing village cum beach hippie mecca in Ceará, Brazil, some 300 km west of Fortaleza. It is a place removed from the hurried modern world of screeching sirens, maniac deadlines, traffic jams and endless lineups. A place where streets are paved with sand, where beaches stretch as far as the eye can see and where warm water marries with palm swaying breezes. Until about 20 years ago, Jericoacoara was still a secluded and simple fishing village. There were no roads, no electricity, no phones, no TV's, no newspapers, and money was rarely used.

So you can imagine it's a pretty relaxing place to be. Upon check in to my hostel I put my bags down, and met up with a tour guide for a free walk to Pedra Furuda to catch the sunset. The contrasting landscapes of sweeping sandy beaches on one side and rolling green hills not unlike an Australian farm (it reminded me of childhood trips with my family to Bridgetown) was beautifully calming.

The next two days I spent exploring distant beaches, dunes and lagoons either side of Jeri, and as a result I left with a pretty sweet tan. Initially I was set on travelling from Jeri towards Barreirinhas (with the goal of visiting Lençóis Maranhenses National Park), however I soon found out it was going to be a pain in the backside to organise. It would've involved multiple buses and layovers in tiny cities I had no knowledge of, and in the end I was lucky enough to find a cheap flight from Fortaleza to São Luís, rendering the bus trip useless.

So here I am back in Fortaleza for one night with an early morning flight tomorrow. I'll make the trip to Barreirinhas and Lençóis from São Luis, and hopefully sort out my visa extension so I can (legally) continue my circle of Brazil.