7/7/12

The piscinas naturais (natural pools) in Maceio were amazing! At low tide, the reef forms these small pools of water that are anywhere from ankle to about chest height. It was so cool to walk around in such shallow water when you felt like you were in the middle of the ocean! In several of the pools, there were several kinds of fish trapped and they would swim around you if you gave them fish food. We rode out there on these small sailboats called jangadas. I also liked how people could go out and appreciate the natural beauty of the pools, but that the city was also trying to preserve them. Instead of building a dock for the boats to stay at, there was a thick rope secured to the bottom with concrete blocks. It still allowed the boats to secure themselves in the water, but it maintained the feeling that we were floating in the middle of the ocean and helped preserve the reef from destruction.