Sunrise 1-19-2025 – ship shifted position during the time-lapse

Pilot meeting us on arrival at Salvador

Some of the buses ready to take passengers on excursions in Salvador

Part of the reception at the dock in Salvador

Ship’s crew watching as passengers walk to excursion buses

Salvador travel agency greeting us in the cruise terminal

Our bus, guide and driver for the trip to Church of Bonfim and lighthouse

Jan & Dick’s balcony – above “150” – on deck 9

Sculpture in park spelling “Salvador”

Don’t know the significance of this sculpture

Biker I waved at who had stopped with his group for a break

Mulungu tree – liked the orange flowers

Our guide (left) and interpreter (guide only spoke Portuguese

Man pulling material with different cat-based patterns

Courtyard of Basilica Santuario do Senhor do Bonfim Church

One of the fences where prayer wristbands can be attached at Church of Bonfim

Ceremony at Church of Bonfim beginning the second Thursday following January 6th

Vendor at Church of Bonfim with cotton candy

Orixis sculptures in Tororo Dike Lagoon in Salvador

Typical of the street wiring we saw during our excursion in Salvador

Barra Lighthouse
Bahia dancing using martial arts where participants must not touch each other

Mural under construction near where MSC Magnifica docked

Kelsey & Jan back from our day in Salvador

Lunch at the buffet
Artists working on mural near where we docked

Church of Bonfim viewed from our balcony as we left Salvador

Tugboat crewman and captain giving us “thumbs up” and goodbye wave

Barra Lighthouse and freighter taken from our balcony as we left Salvador

Contrast between wealth and poverty on the shore of Salvador

New England clam chowder

Chicken cacciatore

Blackened salmon with spinach and potato with corn

Blueberry tart

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)

Escantos Da Bahia dance presentation (local Brazilian dancing/acrobatics)