Abby, Zoë and Enzo

We've been here just over a week and I discovered that we have a hammock.  It's been in the closet, in plain sight, but the way it was wrapped up and in it's clear zip up bag, I had thought it was a blanket.  I was quite excited and came out to the balcony to set it up right away.  We have hammock hooks, which we've just been using to hand towels and such to dry, so after Chris checked to make sure everything was safe, I tried it out and then the girls tried it out.  Later on it was quite nice to be able to lie in it and have my sore feet up.  I'm very happy with this discovery.

We just browsed this store.  It was right next to the fruit/produce store, same building.  We only bought a bag of rice and a bag of beans.  They had everything in this supermarket though.  A fresh meat section, a bakery section, dairy, everything.  They even had quail eggs, single packaged hamburgers (R$0.39) and hershey's chocolate, many varieties not sold in the US. 

R$7.34 = US$4.53

From the bakery, we went another block or two to the local produce stand.  It was an interesting experience. Items were not that much more expensive than the big box stores, and only slightly more expensive than the huge central market. We love to compare the prices and take photos of prices. Here are some things for the comparison.

At the produce market, this is what we bought: (see photos)
QTY 4 Tomatoes 0.45 kg @ R$0.99/kg = R$0.45 = US$ 0.275
QTY 1 Pumpkin 0.87 kg @ R$0.79/kg = R$0.69 = US$ 0.42
QTY 1 Avocado 0.60 kg @ R$1.24/kg = R$0.74 = US$ 0.45  (Yeah, one super large avocado)
QTY 6 Potatoes 0.47 kg @ R$1.69/kg = R$0.80 = US$ 0.49
QTY 1 Rapadura Tradicional = R$3.79 = US$2.32
QTY 1 Maracuja fruit 0.20 kg @ R$1.99 = R$0.40 = US$0.25

Total: R$6.87 = US$4.20

We went on an afternoon walk to the bakery and around the 4 sqaure blocks from our apartment. We stopped in at the bakery to sample some treats. We got four or five things to sample. They were all delicious. Tiny little snacks.  While there, fresh hot bread came out of this chute in the wall.  It was a great experience.  Laura has her eye on this cake there, and might go back for one in the morning.  They have some great looking stuff here.  Aunt Elizabeth would be a millionaire here with a little shop along the beach. 

Total R$4.10 = $2.50.