So Much For Calling It an Early Night

On Sunday, Meghan and Erik were both tired from partying until down two nights in a row, and I wasn't fully recovered from my long journey, so we decided to check out a new Carnival circuit (the previous nights had been spent at Ondina), then head to bed early, maybe around one or two. After a short stroll though the Campo Grande circuit around 11, we decided that Ondina had better music, so we changed our direction and went there, since it was too early to call it a night just yet. We got really lucky when we joined the circuit. The crowds weren't too thick and there was an awesome samba band slowly making its way down the street on top of its big truck. Usually these trucks carrying the bands are surrounded by a VIP area that requires an abada to enter, but that was not the case with this band. We danced along behind them, then sampled the reggae band that was coming along after them, and the blond pop singer who was ahead of them. The crowd and the music were infectious. Before we knew it, it was almost sunrise, again.