Every time we travel to a new place we have the tendency to create certain expectations about the things we are about to see and do. Internet is playing an essential role in gathering all the information we might need before engaging with the unknown. This is a very good thing to do that can save us a lot of trouble and money, but in the same time it partially compromises the element of surprise or creates false expectations. Recently, I've spent a few days in a small former fishermen village in the northernmost municipality of the Brazilian state of Ceará, Jericoacoara. I was traveling with a very good Brazilian friend, and since she did all the reservations, I didn't have to spend that much time online checking out the place. Therefore, I started my journey without preset images in my mind and with my imagination free to wonder and my heart open to feel. Sometimes we are lucky enough to end up in these places that exhale a happy balance of raw natural beauty and human impact. Jericoacoara is one of these places.
Nominated as having one of the most beautiful beach area in the world, I was picturing myself while flying from São Paulo to Fortaleza, having a relaxing time on a amazing beach with white sand, enjoying the ocean's breeze while seeping from a freshly cut coconut. It didn't cross my mind, not even for a moment, all the things I was about to see and experiment. Total surprise!
I definitively didn't expect...
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That the naturally sculpted "Pedra Furada" will look so dreamy in the sunset light
That I will stand on a huge sand dune just next to the ocean
And that the high tide will get so close to the dune
That will be possible to have a horse ride on the dunes in the sunset
That the village is surrounded by huge pyramids of sand
And Walking Dunes: slowly, mercilessly swallowing everything in their way
That I will see how life is emerging from the sand itself
Form a lot of sand
That I will be walking among dry mangroves
And find hammocks hanging from the trees
That I will bath in paradisaical lagoons
And swing my hammock while with my feet in the water
That nature can look so simple yet take your breath away
That I will be riding on the back of a buggy, wind and sand in my face while photographing in the same time
And I will be crossing a river while sitting in the buggy
And have a boat ride among mangroves
And see seahorses (this one is a female)
That I will be riding on the back of a sand dune
Climbing it up and down
And feel my stomach shrinking with fear
That I will see so many amazing people mastering the force of the wind
And the power of the ocean
That Jericoacoara has sandy streets, yet with blossoming flowers and trees everywhere
And trees are dressed up in vivid handmade crochets
And even the fishermen boats are colourful
I didn't imagine that I will feel so humbled and amazed by the power and beauty of the nature .
