We took it very easy today. We were all exhausted from the trip and were glad to take the opportunity to sleep in. While we were sleeping, Ron and Georgia discovered a hotel two doors down from ours that had suites with kitchens. The rooms also had much more space than our first hotel- a major consideration given the amount of luggage everyone has and the fact that we’ll be living here for two weeks. Once we got everyone moved, we headed down to the hotel restaurant for lunch. I had camarão a grega (fried shrimp with cheese, served with rice mixed with peppers, raisins, capers and all kinds of good things). Russ had steak with quatro queijo (four cheese) sauce. Both were very good (and cost nowhere near what they would in the US!) After lunch, the girls all went down to the salon to get our nails done. (Also very inexpensive- under $5!) When I left the salon, I got ready and headed down to the beach with Russ. We hung out there for a little while, then walked upstairs and jumped in the pool. After a while, we headed to our room, rested for a little bit and cleaned up. Then we headed to Barra Shopping, one of the big malls in Salvador, with the Parkers and Ron and Georgia. We grabbed dinner at a buffet where they charge you by weight- makes you think twice before you take anything! After we ate, we walked around the mall and went to Lojas Americanas, a store reminiscent of WalMart (but much, much smaller). At Lojas, we stocked up on essential items- bottled water, juice for the kids and beach towels! When the mall closed at 10:00, we grabbed taxis, headed back to the hotel and crashed for the night after a long day.