sand cliff

Bus Travel Belo Horizonte – FORTALEZA (09)
One day at the beaches in Canoa Quebrada (CE).

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Destination Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
Describing the bus travel from Belo Horizonte to Fortaleza.
Episode 9: A day at the beaches of Canoa Quebrada, Ceará.

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Dog’s patience…

Reddish brown

There was a striking but really beautiful contrast between the reddish brown sand cliffs (‘falésias’), the white beach, and the azure blue ocean. These cliffs appear to crumble off; little by little the Brazilian mainland is losing terrain to the Atlantic Ocean. One may imagine the devastation effects here, with the continuous rise of the sea level, and what would be the effects if this region was subject to deadly hurricanes… There was almost no wind on this sunny summer day in January. We refreshed ourselves regularly in the warm ocean water. Our group did not split up and stayed the entire day in one of the largest barracks in Canoa Quebrada. The students drank a lot of ice-cold beer. Other students drank ice-cold, sweet red wine. The owner of this barrack had one of his best days in this season.

The tiny village of Canoa Quebrada, at dawn.

Atlantic Ocean

On any touristic location, there are locals who offer a diversity of services to them. Not only ambulant vendors of roasted cheese, sunburn cream, cangas (beach cloths), soda, beer, sunglasses, T-shirts, bikinis, mugs, shrimps, peanuts, lobsters or shells. There are also fishermen who have their boats for rent. For five reais each you can, put on a safety vest, climb on such a small fishing boat. The owner then will sail a few hundred meters, from where tourists can jump in the warm ocean water. We did not hear any promise of swimming dolphins this time. I joined a small group in such a boat. Our cameras were hidden in a wooden box. That was really necessary, since the low boat was floating over the ocean water, with our lower legs dragging in the water. From time to time, waves reached until our bellies. When we were at about one kilometer from the shoreline, the fisherman anchored the boat. We had a breathtaking view of the beaches of Canoa Quebrada. We retrieved our cameras from the box, and took some pictures. The majority of our group did not wait too long, and jumped into the water. The water was really azure blue, a lust for the eye.

We went sailing on the Atlantic Ocean with this kind of boat.

Relaxed

We returned to the beach. Some of us took a nap. Others started having jolly moods and entertained the others with their jokes. I was quite busy with taking pictures of them. Many beer bottles were emptied that afternoon. I did not want to stay all afternoon at the barrack. A small group asked me to join, and I did not hesitate. We went for a long walk along the sand cliffs, and walked on the gangway that links two separate beaches. We were there on time, to witness a colorful sunset. We then returned to the barrack, to prepare ourselves for the night in Broadway.

Beach of Canoa Quebrada, with the gangway
in the middle.

The ocean was calm…

Following Broadway, the Walk of Fame in
Canoa Quebrada?

One of the popular activities in Canoa Quebrada

By Dr. Adriano Antoine Robbesom
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Bus travel Belo Horizonte – FORTALEZA (07)
Sunrise in Canoa Quebrada (CE).
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Destination Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
First part, bus travel from Belo Horizonte (MG) to Fortaleza (CE)
Episode 7:SunRISE in Canoa Quebrada

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A pink morning sky in Canoa Quebrada, at 5.20 am.

Short travel

Our day at Pipa Beach was over, but we could enjoy the night life there for a short while. Already at six, the sun was set. We then wandered around in the small village of Pipa. The principal streets host a large number of souvenir shops, bars, and restaurants. One of these streets was entirely focused on tourists and had many restaurants, bars, and night clubs next to each other. A Valhalla for tourists. Restaurants that were offering a wide variety of dishes and drinks: from local snacks to Italian pasta, from Brazilian cachaça to Scottish whiskey. Almost everything you could imagine was available, but sometimes you would have to pay more for it. More than I was used to pay in Belo Horizonte, for instance. Tourist rates. At eight, we entered the bus for another nightly bus ride. A relatively short ride to the beach of Canoa Quebrada, in the neighboring state of Ceará. The bus driver made a prolonged stop of one hour and a half. We then spent our time lazily in plastic chairs, some of us went asleep. Others, including me, witnessed a real-life cat-and-mouse game. The cat own, game over…

5.35 am.

Sunrise colors

The distance between Pipa Beach and Canoa Quebrada Beach is about five hundred kilometers. Despite the prolonged interval, we arrived shortly after 5 am in Canoa Quebrada. The sun was about the rise in the sky, we all left the bus, in order not to lose this spectacular natural wonder. For a short while, the clouds were pink, the ocean water was bluish purple. The falésias (sand cliffs) were still dark, but turned into bright orange, when the sun had risen higher in the sky. A breathtaking sunrise, an unforgettable experience! We did not complain about the short night rest in the bus. Our day at Canoa Quebrada Beach was already successful, with apparently more unforgettable moments to come during that day…

5.35 am.

5.46 am.

5.39 am. Sunlit falésias (sand cliffs),

5.45 am. The clouds still pinkish, but the ocean
water already shows the azure blue color

6.46 am. The beach, still deserted during early
morning hours…

CANOA QUEBRADA

Voo de Parapente em Canoa Quebrada

By Dr. Adriano Antoine Robbesom

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Bus Travel Belo Horizonte – FORTALEZA (04)
First Ocean Blue Impression of Praia de Pipa (RN).

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Destination Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará.
A travel report of the bus travel from Belo Horizonte to Fortaleza.
Part 4: Ocean blue impressions of Praia de Pipa.

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The very first impression of the Atlantic Ocean
at Praia de Pipa…

Curious

We had spent the night in the bus, from Porto de Galinhas to Praia de Pipa. It was still early in the morning, when we left the bus. We were happy to be able to stretch our legs again, and to massage our painful and stiff backs and necks. We could not wait until we would arrive on the beach and sit there; therefore we all grouped together and walked down the main street, in search of the nearest beach. The road signs were clear enough, most of us were following these signs like hungry horses in search for their hay rack. I was not that hungry yet, I suffered more from a certain curiosity. And I was not the only one. I joined three friends, and we walked in all sideways and alleys. Our curiosity was awarded with beautiful views at steep sand cliffs and dune tops. And we witnessed a beautiful azure blue ocean. We intensely enjoyed these unforgettable views.