On Monday I went to explore Ilha de Itaparica. This is a large island in All Saints Bay close to the far shore. While boarding the ferry to the island, I noticed a group of 3 young Brazilians, 2 girls and 1 guy, with backpacks. This was summer and they were likely hiking around the Northeast. One of the young women was wearing very tight white pants and the posture that her backpack forced her to assume, slightly bent over, accentuated her sexy behind. After boarding I went to the front of the ferry which was a lookout balcony outside the main cabin. Soon after leaving port, a woman and what appeared to be her younger sister claimed a spot immediately beside me. This woman had a pretty though not gorgeous face, but had a sexy body which her clothes didn't hide. I found myself ogling her quite frequently. However, despite bumping into me many times, she never made eye contact with me or smiled at me, which in Brazil is a reliable sign of disinterest.
After several more minutes I noticed that the backpack group had come to the from of the ferry. The woman in the white pants had taken off her shirt and was wearing only a bikini top, which tied with thin straps behind her neck and around her back. She seemed to be quite the exhibitionist enjoying the attention from showing off her body. Her two companions seemed uncomfortable with what she was doing. Her face was quite pretty despite several acne blemishes on her cheeks. Her breasts were large for her frame and bulged out from her sides. She drew special attention to her chest be frequently adjusting her top. When she leaned against the railing, slightly bent over, the view from behind her was one of a huge expanse of smooth, unblemished, caramel brown skin over her shoulders, back, and waist, with bare breast skin peaking out from just under her armpits. Below this was her shapely behind and thighs encased in those tight, white and somewhat sheer, pants. These pants had not a single wrinkle or fold in them. I and many other men had a very hard time keeping our eyes off of her body. In fact, throughout the hour or so trip, men who bought refreshment at the snack bar just inside the door to the main cabin, would come outside to drink their water or soft drink and look at nothing else but this woman. I am not making this up or exaggerating. There are MANY sexy, attractive women in Salvador.
On Ilha de Itaparica, I took a minibus (kombi) to the southern end of the island called Cacha Pregos. Unfortunately, the schedule of the ferry didn't give me as much time as I wanted and i stayed there for only a little while. That was unfortunate because there was an amusement park that I wanted to explore more and a musical group was rehearsing near the beach and I wanted to listen to them. To and from this beach to Bom Despacho, where the ferry docks, I saw many housing developments called condominiums, along with the Club Med located there. Condos in Salvador are nothing like condos in the US. They are much more like gated communities. The condos on this island were named, walled, and had a prominent entrance on the main road which led to the beach. Smaller roads off the main one had houses. The houses I could see from the kombi were very nice and fairly large, say 3,500 to 4,500 square feet. These condos appeared almost one after the other from the town of Conceicao southward.
An interesting thing happened on the way back to the city. I was running late and would probably miss the ferry so the kombi driver took us to the closer town of Mar Grande to get the last "launch" to the city. The launch carries only people while the ferry carries cars and trucks on addition to people. A couple, mid 30's to perhaps early 40's, was sitting near me. The man had his arm around her shoulders with his hand hanging just below her armpit. From time to time, as they talked or changed position, his hand would brush against her breast. A few times he did more than just brush his hand against her. He intentionally rubbed her breast, almost fondling her in front of a boat full of strange people. Her reaction impressed me. Rather than chastise him for such an indiscretion, she simply adjusted her purse on her lap so that fewer people could see what he was doing. In fact, only 4 people, out of around 200, had a view; myself, the man beside me, a man beside them, and a woman opposite them. I thought what she did was really neat; very different from what most of the AW I have met would do.
