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Kickin back on the Island
... crazy and the person driving the boat didnt have any boating experience, he was hired as he was a good cook and that he was (he´s the guy in the photos cooking the BBQ on the beach). He was also accompanied by a rescue dog called "Pepa" who seemed to love boat life, bombing off the deck carefree into the sea before the boat even made it to shore (made us think of Benson!).
The next day we caught a water taxi across to Lopez Mendes ...
Paradise
Leaving such a vibrant city was difficult but arriving in Ilha Grande softened the blow. A short bus journey and a wobbly boat trip later, I arrived in the place dubbed 'Paradise Island'. This nickname could not be more apt and the serene atmosphere was a complete contrast to the buzz of Rio.
My first evening was spent enjoying the panoramic views at sunset with some friends I met in Rio. ...
Ilha Grande
What used to be a pirate hideout, leper colony and prison, has 102 beaches and no roads? Ilha Grande!
Our first night, we arrived at our hostel Holandes (breakfast here was mainly cakes). Packed a bag for the beach and raced back into town. However, by the time we had walked all five minutes to the sea, it was dusk, and half an hour later was fully dark. It's taking some getting used to that it's mid-winter and sunset starts ...
The Grande Island!
... tan every exposed dimple. It was cellulite galore. But enough talk from the ‘bottom’ of the barrel and back up to the top (for some very unsettling reason I seemed much more obsessed with the amount of flesh I was exposed to than Murray).
The two highlights of Ilha Grande was the infamous Lopez Mendez beach and the Lagoa Azule lagoon. The day after we arrived, we excitedly set out on the first trek. A 2hr walk through an Amazonian ...
Swimming with Piranhas.. Pantanal, Brazil
... meet some Britains, Swiss, or Canadians. We have not met any Czechs yet except the great party of four from Jihlava down in Patagonia and a Czech travel agency, which wanted to show their tourists the whole South America in 14 days.Pantanal was truly successful for us. And aside from riding when my horse was only interested in eating the grass, making ***** everywhere and all the time, and by taking the direction and speed when he wanted (not me), so it was great :-) I would be bad jockey, I ...
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