Marcello Brocchini comes to the rescue
We had loose plans about our road trip to Salvador and planned to find and stay in a hotel when we got there. We hardly left Cabedelo when Sue informs me that she received a message from Marcello Brocchini, our good friend in Salvador. "You are welcome to stay with us when you get to Salvador." it said. A couple of messages later, we gladly accepted his invitation. This would make our stay in Salvador a whole lot easier - Marcello is Portuguese, he knows Salvador intimately and will be most helpful assisting us in may ways including us finding our way around. Thank you Marcello and Fernando (his lovely wife) - MUCH APPRECIATED!!!