Last night I said goodbye to Recife. It was like saying goodbye to someone you met on a plane once and passed the time with idle conversation. There was no emotion except excitement to see Salvador. Granted, I didn’t really take full advantage of what Recife had to offer. I was only there for 1 full day. From the time I stepped off the bus I could tell I wasn’t going to be thrilled with the city. When I finally arrived in Salvador this morning, I realized what it was about Recife that I didn’t like.

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As far as I can tell, Recife is just another smaller tourist town. They have the same type of street going down the same type of beach with the same vendors. So far the highlight of Recife has been the quilo place. It’s not that I particularly like quilo. I just don’t want to spend tourist prices for a steak at a fancy place on the beach.

The one thing that Recife is known for is shark attacks. There are signs all over the beach saying not to surf and others saying that certain areas have higher than normal probability of shark attacks. The water is very warm, though. If it weren’t for the fear of being eaten by a shark, I might swim.

I leave tomorrow for Salvador. A friend gave me the name of a good pousada so I’m hoping to get a room for a week or so.