We rented a boated manned by two brothers who took us to a private beach further out from the town. There are numerous islands in the area including one that is known as the finger of god that has a rock outcropping that looks like a finger. We explored the area around the beach which was bordered by the jungle. We found an old rusty waterwheel that the brothers told us was used to made electricity. We swam in the water which was quite warm.
Upon returning to town we walked back to where we had parked the car. I noticed a river of water running up the street towards where we were parked and thought we should immediately run for it. I thought it was a broken water main. The quantity of water was huge and while the depth wasn't going to flood the car it was up to the wheels of some cars parked on the street. I walked upstream from the flow of water and observed that it was coming from the bay. I had noticed and pointed out to Eric that the tide had risen while we were on our excursion as the boat landed us much higher on the beach than where we had started. I read up on this phenomenon. Apparently it happened when there is a full moon and a high tide. The streets in some areas simply are designed to flood. After that we drove back to Itamambuca.
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