How I Love Thee, Itacare

Today is a holiday in Brazil, similar to Valentines Day, hence my appreciation for my love of Itacare. Yesterday we had our last day of surf lessons. I was a bit rocky at first, but then i conquered. J really got the hang of surfiny yesterday. Last night we ate dinner and took a nap. We picked up our certificates from the surf shop, saying we are officially AWESOME beginner surfers. Then we went to go see a friend Rut (like root) performing his reggae show at a local bar. He was great, and reggae in Portuguese is awesome. Today we woke up a little bit late because we didnt have a surf lesson. We walked all the way to the beach called Prainha. It is supposed to be a 45 minute walk, but we accidentally took the long way because someone gave us the wrong directions and we hiked for two hours! The hike was gorgeous though. We walked through and over waterfalls. We saw all kinds of animals, including the bluest butterfly i have ever seen. Finally we got to the beach...drop dead gorgeous. On our way back as we were finally leaving the jungle (we took the 45 minute short way back) these boys pointed and said the portuguese word for spider, and to our surprise there was an enormous tarantula! And i thought the massive snails at the hostel were crazy! We made french toast for dinner and now my tummy is happy. Rut invited us to see his show at Jungle Bar tonight, and I believe we will. But who knows!