The last bits of summer and Carnival energy are slowly fading away.
It’s spring in the northern hemisphere and it’s fall down here—the leaves won’t be falling in tropical Bahia but the atmosphere is changing imperceptibly.
Last weekend was a seamless transition from Itacaré to Salvador. Sure, I traded a small town for a big city but the weather was exactly the same, and I spent Sunday walking along the coastline and at the beach like everybody else and like I’ve been doing in variousparts of Bahia over the past few weeks.
It was hot and sunny.
It was summer, with a summer blue sky and a summer atmosphere.
And then, it turned stormy.
Nothing dramatic, no huge inconvenient downpours and flooded streets, just some occasional rain and amazing skies.
Fall and winter aren’t cooler in Salvador, they’re just rainier.
But the atmosphere has changed this week as well. There are fewer tourists in tourist places, and fewer people hanging out just for the sake of it. Streets are being fixed, houses are being painted, and demands are being made—I saw a couple of protests with unions asking for higher wages.
Salvador is back to business.
Or maybe I’m just projecting because this is my last week in Brazil, who knows.
I don’t like not being on the road. Travelling gives me a sense of purpose. Find shelter, learn new languages and cultures, feed yourself, find your way. What am I supposed to do when I’m not travelling? Make money to buy stuff I don’t need and save for a house I’ll never be able to afford in a place where I’m not sure I want to live forever? I don’t mind working, I’m still working when I travel. It’s just that life is more meaningful on the road, I can almost have it all—except I miss Feng and Mark.
The usual dilemma, basically.
The bottom line is that summer’s carefree days are fading—they never last forever, even in tropical places.
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La photo avec le voilier au milieu est particulièrement réussie.
Merci. C’est toujours super beau à cet endroit au coucher de soleil. Je ne m’en lasse pas.
Love your skin tone! Hope the sun-tanned will last until
Your next winter escape 😀
Well, there’s the southern hemisphere summer coming up 😆 I’m always kind of tan.
La ville blanche avec la vue sur la mer : paradisiaque
C’est pas une villa, c’est un fort 😉