Cumbuco lagoa de Cauipe

locals laguna cumbuco Originally uploaded by activecumbuco.

Last weeks have been great, w've spent a considerable amount of time on the water. With some locals we got a buggy from Vito and we spent the day at the Laguna. After the downwinder we discovered an almost empty laguna, yeaah.

After the first session we had a great lunch, freshly grilled fish with a salad and some fries and rice. Typical tourist meal, but good energy for the rest of the day.

After a quick shower and some reading we went for dinner to Roel and Janneke for a great dinner and some drinks in the Laranja Mecanica bar. A good night sleep and some relaxing for the days to come.

see ya.

a typical day in Cumbuco

sunset cumbuco
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Waking up around 0700, after the shower we get to the breakfast table, either in the pousada where we are staying at the moment, or somewhere in any of the small restaurants that you can find in the Cumbuco village center. There are plenty, on this website you will find a lot of places where to go, pousadas included.

So after a healthy breakfast we check the wind, boring exercise because the wind is almost always great! So we pack our stuff, decide if we go for a tour or not, and then start pumping the kites.

Practicing some more tricks, make a small downwinder and get together with some friends for lunch. Afternoon, do some reading first, then another session around 1500 and watch the sun go down before heading back to the pousada.

And at night we eat and drink, :) sometimes we go to Fortaleza for some great adventure, Mucuripe is one of the nicer places to go to. European style and many different styles of music. It's worth the trip, and with a typical taxi it's only 40R$ to get back to Cumbuco. W'll post some of our dinner adventures tomorrow.

W're gonna look for land and houses this week, so stay tuned for more real estate info later this week.

Ciao.

Getting your kite fixed, Marco's kite repair shop

kiterepairshop Originally uploaded by activecumbuco.

Another great day of kiting in Cumbuco, but at the end of the day I crashed my kite a little too hard onto the water, tsggrhhii. I tore up a large part of the sail close to the leading edge. Ahumn, so much for good quality kites.. :) In the village I had already seen the sign, kite repair shop. So I went there, Marco is running this place, he is Italian and speaks English very well. After a quick look he said that he would fix it, ready tomorrow morning. Perfect, I think I am lucky that the high season is over at the moment and that he has some more time. I guess I was double lucky since he is closed normally during this time of the year. Anyway, for a few R$ I got it fixed, and he has done a great job repairing it. Will try it this afternoon and see if it flies just as good as before. We'll go for breakfast now, trying out this place which we saw last night, and they serve a complete breakfast as well. Start making some plans for the next weeks, any suggestions would be welcome. Ciao.

horsebackriding in Cumbuco dunes

horseback riding Originally uploaded by activecumbuco.

Another great day, after having spent some good quality time on the water we decided to chill out for an hour and get ready for the next great adventure. Together with the rest of the people from the pousada we rented some horses for some serious horseback riding. You will find the men with their horses on the beach all the time, and I can imagine it does not look very appealing if you see a heavy man riding a small horse up and down the beach. Don't worry, we did't go for that adventure. We rented the horses for one hour, starting around 1630, and we didn't went to the beach but the opposite direction towards the dunes. It's really nice to ride these horses on the roads that are close to the dunes, when you take the paths that are being used by the buggies, its great to go into the dunes as well. Full speed, all the horses behind each other, awesome. And the sunset, it's just perfect. The best horse to ride is chocolate, just ask one of the horse renting men. Everyone knows each other, and chocolate is the best horse around!! Have fun.

Paracuru, another great spot

paracuru
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Whenever you're gonna be in this area of Brasil, Ceara, Pecem, Taiba and/or Cumbuco, make sure you make a trip to Paracuru as well.

Please don't wait till the last day of your holiday, you'll regret it. Best is if you rent a car/buggy with driver. Check out Vito's Buggy tours for example. He'll bring you there, let you enjoy the great kitespot, and even better, he can take you out of the crowded area and bring you a few miles upwind so you can enjoy a great downwinder before getting some fresh lobster for lunch.

I saw this buggy as well, so there are much more options to get here.

Paracuru is great because of the reef that is a few hundred meters out from the beach. It means you get flat water just in front of the beach, and great waves just after the reef.

Watch out for the fishing nets on the left-hand-side, when things get more crowded. But as said before, it's a great option to go upwind a mile or so, and you will find the same conditions, and no other kiters!!

Enjoy.

lagoa de cauipe

lagoa de cauipe Originally uploaded by activecumbuco.

A few weeks ago we spent a great day at the Lagoa de Cauipe, it's perfect when there are not too many kiters. The best suggestion is to make a downwinder from Cumbuco, enjoy the waves, and drop into the fresh lagoon after the downwinder of about 40 minutes. There are plenty of taxis to get back with, we use Vito who can pick you up whenever you want. He is working with and actually part of the pousada Vento do Mar. He does more then only pickups from the lagoa, so check out his full offering and leave a review if you liked his service. Take into account that the left hand side, when facing the laguna, is used for lessons. Leave them alone to avoid problems with lines getting tangled together.. :) Enjoy!!