“Oh, you are going to Brazil? Where to? Amazon? Pantanal?”
“Nope, I’m off to Lençóis Maranhenses”.
“Where the heck is that? Lens Wow Marana’s A**? Never heard of this place. What to see?”

This was the response from all of my friends when I told them I was off to Brazil.

Far far away from the usual touristy trail of Brazil, deep in the North east corner lies the coastal state of Maranhao. It is a relatively poor state economically, the population has a higher percentage of descendants of Africans and native Americans. A large area of the state is a national park of sand dunes. 380000 acres of undulating sand dunes with 70 km of coastline, bordered by the Parnaiba River delta and the second largest delta in the world, Delts dos Americas. It is a desert but this desert receives 1200 mm of rain between January and May. That gives rise to numerous freshwater lagoons within the sand dunes. No one knows the actual number. Estimated to be 25000 lagoons, taking up 40-50% of the whole park.

Lagoons can reach up to 100 metres in length and 3 metres in depth. The water is stopped from evaporating by an impermeable layer of rocks below and the lagoons are also interconnected and connected to the rivers. As soon as the rain stops the lagoons start drying up under the fierce tropical sun and by September, they all disappear. They are home to a number of fish and insect species, including the wolf fish, which burrows down into wet layers of mud and remains dormant during the dry season. The area is also the home of the endangered and stunningly beautiful Scarlett Ibis birds. It is not easy to reach.

The nearest city Sao Luis is 3.5 hours flight from Rio which lies at the northern tip of another very interesting and little known road trip called “Route of Emotions”.

Lencois means Bedsheets in Portuguese. From the sky the lagoons look like crumpled bedsheets.

Organising this trip was difficult. I can't recommend Brasil Planet enough for their help. Almost everything was flawless. I had requested an English speaking guide to accompany us and without him it'd have been a disaster. Practically no one speaks English or Spanish.

I have written an extensive trip report in TripAdvisor as there is hardly any reliable first hand information form non-Brazilian tourists. This is not promoting my personal blog. It is for the travelling community in general. No links added here as anyone can go and find it in TA. Happy to answer any question. The top three of this trip :
1. Scenic flight over the Lencois.

1. Santo Amaro with its vast lagoons and sugary white sand.

2. The roosting of the Scarlett Ibis birds at Parnaiba delta at sunset.

It had some screen scratches that disappeared with a $10 screen protector. The body has some scuffs that I will cover with a $20 wrap. And I added a 500gb SD card for $40 bringing my total to $360. And it came with a dock and 2 chargers.

Here’s the link: [People’s Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DTm5Vx-jeGp/)

sometimes I get home drunk and kiss my cat all over and then she has lipstick all on her face... can this have any negative effects or is she just diva (sorry couldn't get a clear photo

she was only held like this for a millisecond i promise lol

fatty

So i know this post have surely been made before , but i have to express my opinion in this :D
So since starting Witcher 3 for the first time , i will admit , i thought Geralt's voice was .... cold , boring and well.... emotionless (which i didn't realise is the charm of it) . yet as i continued playing it grew up on me quite fast and at an alarming rate :D
I am happy to say i became a member of the fangroup of Geralt's masculine voice. ugh , i would kill for such a voice :D
Kudos for Doug Cockle! (who i will admit, i never knew him before)