Final Posts from the Pilgrimage

Here, at long last, are some more pictures from last weekend's pilgrimage to Ilhéus. Overall, Ilhéus is a great little town and we spent a very enjoyable two days there. It isn't a very big place and the historical centre is quite compact, so two full days is enough time to see the sites. One more day would have allowed us to visit a nearby ecological reserve which is home to the endangered lion-monkeys, but it will have to wait until next time. One unfortunate side effect of visiting Ilhéus on the weekend is that almost everything closes at 2pm on Saturday and remains closed on Sunday. Other than that, it was time well spent! In addition to me posing with Jorge's Hawaiian shirts and a cacao pod, here are some more pics from the pilgrimage. Poor Jorge, almost everything in town is named after him or the characters of his books -- from restaurants to orthodontist offices! No kidding. Seeing that Amado only passed away four years ago, I am certain that he was privy to all this!

Downtown Ilhéus - Ilhéus Harbour - Jorge Amado's Childhood Home, which looks bigger than it is - Vesuvio's, the main setting in Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon - São Sebastião Church