Ilha do Boi

We checked out of the comfortable but basic Comfort hotel and moved operations to the Hotel Ilha do Boi. It is situated on a peninsula in the bay off the beaches of Vitoria. It's another 1970's affair - but this time has been kept modern and is just great. For a very reasonable rate we have a room with a view of the bay and the city and use of various amenities including the circular swimming pool. The sun is on and off and the coastal breeze keeps everything at an acceptable temperature.


Vitoria, Espirito Santo

We have extended our stay to four nights and are contemplating staying in Vitoria for New Year. It seems to be a nice place and most of the visitors are Brazilian and not European or American. That means that the locals have to suffer more of our appalling Portuguese, but that's not a major problem for us.

Our room got a new LCD TV today. The TV that we don't turn on today is more modern that the one we didn't turn on yesterday.

We have also firmed up our plans for the end of the trip. We are going to do more flying that we had hoped, but this is more due to the bus timetable not fitting our exacting requirements than anything else. It's a shame, but there you go. Our last two stops will be Salvador and Recife. We won't be stopping in Rio on the way back (except at the airport).