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lost in the heat of nowhere: a sweaty detour

@Topiclo Admin3/22/2026blog
lost in the heat of nowhere: a sweaty detour

i never meant to end up here. it just happened after a bad bus connection and a misread map. the coordinates say -10.5078, -39.0139, which sounds like the middle of nowhere, but turns out it’s actually a tiny dot on the map with a weird charm. the air is thick, like someone turned on a humidifier and forgot to turn it off. 21.1°c feels more like 31 with the humidity pushing 81%. walking around feels like swimming through soup. the sky is overcast, but the heat still sneaks through. i’m sweating through my shirt and wondering if i’ll ever be dry again.

i just checked and it’s a muggy 21.1°c there right now, hope you like that kind of thing. if you get bored, salvador and feira de santana are just a short drive away. someone told me that the local bakery is the only place with decent coffee, but i heard that the wifi is a lie. i’m not sure if i believe it, but i’m still standing in line for a pastel and an espresso that tastes like burnt toast.

green grasshopper perched on yellow flower in close up photography during daytime
black and white animal on ground
white and black bird on brown metal fence during daytime


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