Much has happened since the last time I was able to update everyone on the progress of the hiking group. Sorry for the delay, but in the last four days we´ve travelled 64 km to some remote areas of Chapada Diamantina National Park with no road access, let alone internet connection.
Our first day of hiking took us along a 6 km trail (mostly uphill) to Fumacao Cachoeira (Smoke Falls), which is the second highest waterfall in Brazil. It received it´s
name because with a drop of 400 metres, the water starts to mist up giving it the appearance of smoke. Standing near the edge of a 400 metre vertical drop was a dizzying experience. After having lunch right at the top, we made our way a little further down for a swim in one of the pools leading up to the falls.
From there it was a 6 km downhill hike to another pool for a quick swim before heading to the town of Capao for the night. Capao was an interesting little commune town where most of the people we saw were dredlocked hippies from across South America who somehow managed to congregate in this one location. Unfortunately, we were too tired to enjoy the vibe of this town. Everyone was in bed by 9:30 p.m. in preparation for our longest trek of the trip the following day.
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