Bananas

Penha ('Penya') was a short bus trip away, following an interesting 90 minute wait at the local terminus.








We had a pleasant day out, visiting the cachoeira (waterfalls) and alimbeque, a local distillery of cachaca, Brazil's rum-style spirit.




Sweetened and blended with cinnamon or orange it is quite nice, though drunk 'neat' is reminiscent of four-star petrol.

I tried to coax a monkey out of a tree with a banana, but realised later it was a banana tree. Still, it was a nice monkey.



We also saw a squirrel and lots of leaf-cutter ants going about their business.