Morro de São Paulo

I made an accidental visit to Morro de São Paulo where the most famous resort island from Salvador de Bahia.

When I got to the town (I think it was Valença, but not sure) from Salvador, at the bus station I was told that there was neither bus nor boat any more on the day to Boipeba, but I still wanted to try to see, so went to the port. I asked a guy the direction to the port near the bus station. The guy was really nice, he started walking with me although that was the way he just came from and when he saw another lady walking the same direction, he asked her to take me to the port. The lady was really nice too. A lot of Brazilians are so nice. This is just one of those examples, I met so many kindness on my travelling way.

When I got to the port, I was only told the same thing and learned that there was really no way I could get to the island on the day. Then I saw the name of Morro on the time table of the boat. As it is touristic place, there are many more boats going there in a day. There was still time to catch the last boat to the island. I asked if I can go to the island that night and go to the Boipeba island directly from the Morro next day. While I was inquiring, a young Brazilian boy talked to me in English. He could answer to all my questions about cost and everything else and I decided to go to Morro on the night.

Actually the boy was going home to the island Morro, so we got the same bus to the ferry port.
On the bus and the ferry, he told me a lot about Morro de Sao Paulo. He was saying that it is a beautiful island and better than Boipeba, and recommended to stay in Morro instead, but I really needed quieter place at that time. When we moved to ferry from the bus, there were other travellars with their big backpacks. The boy and another local guy offered help to carry the bags and those travellars said they are ok. The boy said to them " it's just help no money". After staying long in Salvador where a lot of things were to do with money, his this comment sounded something very fresh to me.

He was also working as a promoter for this festival night at the island and gave me a free entry ticket for the party. The party was happening the next night, so I told him I can't go. He said I can give the ticket to someone else if I really go to the Boipeba island next day, but also I can stay one more night in Morro. When we got to the island I had to pay visitors' tax. I had 40 or some cents short, so when I tried to get my big money out, this boy paid the rest for me. Again, after Salvador this act was so sensational to me.

Then he walked with me to find an acomodation for the night. The third one we saw was very cheap and good. I think it was a vacant room of his friend's family. As soon as I settled in the room, he said "Do you like this? ok then, bye" I offered a beer, but he said it is ok and just gone. What a hero! No asking money nor asking going out, but only for help and that was a lot of help.
Just coming to this island, I got so many help and had already very good impression about this area.

I was hungry, so after the hero left, I went out to the beach front where a lots of restaurants are. It is a big resort island, I felt the place is very artificial, it looked like made-up village on the beach like movie shooting set. According to the hero boy, there are many beaches on the island and only two or so beaches are touristic and you can have nice quiet ones too. Actually Each beach was named with number like playa 1, playa 2, its easy to remember.
As soon as I came out to the resort beach I met a English guy and an Algentina girl who I knew from Salvador. They were going to eat, so invited me to join them. It was such a short stay on the island, but I felt a chain of good luck. I kept having good companies. I gave out the free party ticket to them. The English guy said "I knew it! I knew that I should hang around with you." coz in Salvador we were talking about our holiday and I was saying I normally get very good luck with my holiday. Meeting good people, getting good deal etc.. and he was joking he was gonna hang around with me then.
I am still believing I get good luck on my holiday. It can be nothing but just I am focusing on trivia of good luck, but at least I feel happy by thinking that way and I am expecting more luck in my holiday.

After the dinner with them I went to the internet (very very expensive on island) to check my e-mail, and I found out my friend also stuck in Valença. Also I found out to go to Boipeba from Morro directly by boat is faster, but cost a lot. So I decided to go back to Valença next morning and catch the same bus with my friend. When I got back to my accomodation, the guy of the house was on the hammock. Then we talked away about my holiday and the island. He said if I don't like Boipeba island, always come back to Morro and his place. When he saw me next morning at the port, he said the same as well. Full of really nice people on Morro de São Paulo!

By the way I forgot taking any photo on the island, so no photos from there, but yes, it was a beautiful place.