24 September: Brasilia

So... we left the lovely Lencois and Little Charles and headed to Brasilia... big mistake!! The coach from Lencois to Seabra (where we were due to get our connecting bus) was 2 hours late (very normal for Brazil!). The next bus from Seabra wasn´t until 11.30pm (it was 1pm at this point) and we had visions of being stuck in a tiny bus station with nothing to do but play cards and eat cake (they sell cake EVERYWHERE!). Luckilly for us nothing in Brazil runs on time and out connecting bus was also late so we managed to get it - just!

Once on the bus we had some interesting toilet incidents... we´re not sure but we think the toilet on the bus was just a hole that went onto the road. There was definately light coming up from it and it felt a bit breezy!!! We also came across some interesting bubbling toilets at a service station. Kat and I left the ´banhieros´(toilets) very confused, damp and in fits of giggles!! The stars and electric storm made the 16 hour bus journey a bit more interesting than some of the others, but the coach was probably the worst we´ve been on so far and we didn´t get a wink of sleep.... the roads were so bumpy we were regularly thrown from our seats and the bus squeeked and rattled so much I thought it was doing to fall apart! All part of the experience!

So... we eventually get to Brasilia at 7am, shattered and starving! However once we arrived we realised the bus was probably a better option and booked our next bus out for 7.30pm! There´s NOTHING to do here! A big concrete grid in the middle of Brazil. Basically Milton Keynes in a microwave (no offence Kayz!) but with less to do and lots of scary people everywhere! Needless to say I don´t have mucj to report about our time here, other than to warn you never to come!!!