{"id":32441,"date":"2011-08-24T05:28:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T11:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=32441"},"modified":"2015-12-23T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T03:44:58","slug":"the-dunes-of-morro-branco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=32441","title":{"rendered":"The Dunes of Morro Branco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once out of the cliffs we made our way around Morro Branco in a dune buggy. This was my first dune buggy experience and the longest excursion of all that I experienced while in Brazil. <\/p>\n

We spent a large chunk of the day whipping over the dunes to get to the various different sites: healing springs, youth enhancing waterfalls, sand boarding, horses, donkeys, etc. <\/p>\n

If I had any recommendation it would be to wear sun glasses. The buggies kick up a sand and water as they wend their way over the beach and dunes.<\/p>\n

At the midpoint we stopped at a lake where you can cool off by swimming, have a drink, eat meat on a stick, or go jet skiing. <\/p>\n

I rather enjoyed this part of the excursion: the people were friendly, the water warm, and a break from the sun was most welcome. <\/p>\n

The rest of the journey is a blur of sand, water, cliffs, windmills that line the shoreline, women in thongs (seems everyone wears a thong in Brazil), men yahooing with their arms in the air, stories about famous Brazilian soap opera stars, and exploring the fishing boats that line the water.<\/p>\n