Unlucky Day in Olinda

This is how we get around here in Recife. We ride the bus.

If you are over 60 you can ride the buses free. If you are over 65 you can ride the subways free.

So taking the time to get to know the transportation system is well worth it. The cost of taking a taxi gets pretty expensive for a day of sight seeing. 

We road the bus out to the city of Olinda. 

Carol Hadley in the middle is really quite short  (4' 11" ?) but she has no problem at all keeping up with the rest of  us

The young man standing behind Brother Hadley we call Junior. He works for the American Consul here in Recife. He is a member of the church but not very active. The Bairds before they left, were friend-shipping him and hoping to convince him to serve a mission before he gets too old to go. 

Olinda sits right on the coast and has a train that takes you up and down the hills and all around the city. This was not our lucky day, however, the train was shut down for repairs. 

The weather here is just right for taking a nap

To cool off the kids play in the smaller pools of sea water that collects behind the reefs

There are fishing boats in the bigger pools 

Vendors selling food and drink, beach clothes, bags and hats, line beach front.

You can see the city of Recife looking back across the bay.

They even have a "Hilton" 

After Vernon took a tumble down the stairs at the visitor center, cut his knee, and tore his pants, we decided to come back another day. 

The knee healed and the pants were mended. He now carries band-aids in his wallet.