Fortaleza: Day II

We started out the day going to the biggest and nicest LDS church I have ever seen in Brasil. It was seriously huge, even for american standards. The meeting was nice and I enjoyed the message that the bishop gave at the end of the meeting.

We then went to the center again to see the whole reason for the city being called Fortaleza (meaning fortress). When we got to the center we had to talk to the guards there to make sure it would be alright if we took a look around. It was built in the 1600s and it is still used as a garrison in the city.

It was cool seeing the reasons for putting the fortress there. It has a great vantage point and with some long-shot cannons it would have been able to take out any ship that got relatively close to shore. It had towering 15 foot walls that surrounded everything and make it seriously impossible to climb up. Of course, I had my 4th opportunity to fire a cannon! (not really, but I like to pretend). It was cool to see.

We went back to see the ocean and try and find the dolphins again. Unfortunately, they didn't care to make a second appearance. Thankfully there were tons of kids jumping off the docks and they were entertaining enough, plus the beautiful ocean and nice breeze. It was a nice day to relax and now we just have to pack to get ready for Manaus! We have to leave at 3 am this morning for our 6 am flight, but then we'll be in the Amazons before 10! Woo!