18/46 At the conclusion of our meal, we had strong coffee without milk. The slaves had beans, carna secca, and manioc flour. Our goal today was the Fazenda Boa Esperanza, twenty- four miles off. Four miles beyond Canto Gallo, we crossed a small waterfall, and then entered one of the most magnificent virgin forests I had yet beheld. A small path, on the bank of a little brook conducted us through it. |