A week in Canoa Quebrada 2023 January: a new year coming, reflections about the future and friendship, and a big traditional party.
Canoa Quebrada 2023 January – Goals
My goals for this trip were:
- visit Canoa with a longtime friend of mine;
- meet close local friends;
- live Canoa Quebrada routine;
- go to the beaches;
- go to the first time to Paulo Rogério’s party, a traditional local party;
Visit Canoa with a longtime friend of mine
This time, I went with a longtime friend of mine that came from São Paulo.
This friend, particularly, is the one who was with me in my first time here, in 1993, 30 years ago!
As I have known the town for almost 30 years, it is always nice to come back and see again many friends.
Some of them are natives, others are foreigners who have lived for a long time there.
There are many who I have known for such a long time, almost 20 years.
Canoa Quebrada routine
In a way to get used to a nomad life, I tried to maintain my daily routine, despite not at my town.
Work, study, and physical activity as in my city.
This time, however, I became sick in my first 2-days here, something I ate with a terrible cold together.
Sometime, travelling, we can handle this. I wasn’t nice, but fortunately, it was just 2 out of 7 days.
Beaches and Paulo Rogério’s party
I went to the tourist places, and native people’s places, to rest, eat, and drink on the beach.
Paulo Rogerio’s party is a traditional local event that occurs on January 66h, Kings’ Day.
Despite the fact, I’ve known Canoa for 30 years, I’ve never been to this party, as I never came exactly on January 6th, the party’s day.
It is a fantasy party, and it is impressive how many people prepare their fantasies carefully.
It started almost 10 PM and lasted until 7 AM.
Many locals and tourists attend there, meet some friends.
Some people criticize the songs, but as others told me, he has a particular taste for music, it is always the same kind, and besides that, he is the party owner!
Canoa Quebrada 2023 January – Conclusion: reflections about the future and friendship
I can say that I reached all of my proposed goals.
I like to go to Canoa because it is close to Fortaleza (170 km), a short trip, but a very different environment.
It is good to disconnect from everyday context and go to a different place and reflect about how my life is and what should be my next steps in the future.
These reflections are improved because many locals have a different way of life, and a different way of seeing the reality.
In addition to this, there are many foreigners from several European countries, also with different point of views, this certainly helps me.
As I wrote at the beginning of the post, I travelled with the same friend I was in Canoa for the first time, 30 years ago.
He is one of my best friends, but it is interesting how the life separated us, in different lifestyles, and how we don’t have common things nowadays.
This fact takes us to bad discussions, until we realize that time changes everything (both of us and all the world), but we should accept and respect this, in a 40-year friendship.
It is really great to have a 40-year friendship and this valuable thing is something we cannot let a few differences to separate us.
In the image below, the Portuguese words from MensagemBR site translated means: “Wealth: Love, Friendship and Health”.
Happy 2023!!!
References
- Bus ticket: Buson
- Hosting: Pousada Califórnia
- Guia de Destinos – Canoa Quebrada (in Portuguese)
- Canoa Quebrada 2022 June