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36) Deb at the beach house provided by friends in Natal

In the beach town of Maxaraguabe, an hour north of Natal. We kept the house open day and night, to...

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30) Resting after a full day

Sara, Val, Enizete, Ana Carla, Rachel, Isac (Valerie is holding a capoeira painting that she bought and then acidentally left behind in Natal)

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55) Back at home, celebrating Val's 20th B-day

. . . a bit early, so Dan could participate before he left for the US (upside-down cake made from fresh pineapple)

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54) A statue of a nordestina woman in the restaurant

(the one on the left)

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53) The sisters say - I'm being squeezed!

We were already stuffed with wonderful potiguense food (so different from São Paulo!).

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52) Special moment at Natal's most famous restaurant

Dave didn't quite get the frown idea down quick enough.

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51) The sun sets on our last day in Natal

We survived without major sunburns! We went from here to a three-story artisan center, while Dave...

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50) The Ponta Negra beach in Natal

They no longer allow sliding down the dune into the water.

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49) Val at the lake

trying to be cool with Gabi's sunglasses.

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48) Marcelo and Gabi's kids hanging out with us at the lake

Daniel, Johnathan, and Felipe (very high-energy household!). We gave them some water pistols, but they didn't work very well.

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47) A lake between Natal and Maxaraguabe

Featured a huge slide down a dune into the water, a thing where they attach you to a wire and you fly through the air into the water, and kayaks.

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46) The camels at the end of the ride - imported from the Mediterranean

Very sad camels, it seemed to us. What a crazy idea.

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45) The whole fam on the Genipabu dunes

with Gabi and Marcelo. We're way up high, looking the other direction from the previous picture.

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44) Running down the dunes - it wasn't quite so easy coming back up!

Genipabu Lake down at the bottom.

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43) The Natal dunes

These are "fixed" dunes, stable enough to develop vegetation. There are...

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42) The three sisters with a Natal dune buggy - an unforgettable experience

No way to do justice to the dunes with photographs . . . In the distance is the city of Natal with the new bridge.

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41) Valerie's Balsa

Each ferry had a name; this one says "Valéria."

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40) Riding the balsa in Natal - a super simplified version of a ferry

powered by one guy with a long stick.

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deborakornfield's photostream

36) Deb at the beach house provided by friends in Natal

30) Resting after a full day

55) Back at home, celebrating Val's 20th B-day

54) A statue of a nordestina woman in the restaurant

53) The sisters say - I'm being squeezed!

52) Special moment at Natal's most famous restaurant

51) The sun sets on our last day in Natal

50) The Ponta Negra beach in Natal

49) Val at the lake

48) Marcelo and Gabi's kids hanging out with us at the lake

47) A lake between Natal and Maxaraguabe

46) The camels at the end of the ride - imported from the Mediterranean

45) The whole fam on the Genipabu dunes

44) Running down the dunes - it wasn't quite so easy coming back up!

43) The Natal dunes

42) The three sisters with a Natal dune buggy - an unforgettable experience

41) Valerie's Balsa

40) Riding the balsa in Natal - a super simplified version of a ferry

Salvador e Natal