Fortaleza, Brazil is a city of contrasts.  It is the third largest city in Brazil and is located on the NE coastline.  The tour we took was a very good tour with an excellent guide who had to reach occasionally for an English word but overall spoke well.  The tour was a city highlights tour since I have never been here before. The city is a study in contrasts.  Old buildings,  new highrises, litter and gorgeous beaches.  My favorite of all the buildings we visited was the theater with wonderful ceiling painted by an artist who had no hands.  He held the brush by his toes.  The pier in the photo is called the London Bridge.

I have my suitcases out  on the spare twin bed and I am slowly packing .  I just hope I can get all my things in them without using a dumb suitcase the ship gave us.  It is a small very heavy carryon.  It is just 7 more days and I will be flying home.  We did cross the equator for the last time.