Pousada Overnativa
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Idyllic Ilha Grande
Pausing for a breather for a few days on idyllic Ilha Grande (an hour's ferry ride from the coast). Bliss.
Pain and Pleasure
Ilha Grande..what can I say...its pure paradise ! If you ever go to Rio you must go here.
So having departed Rio we took a mini bus a few hours south to a small port where we caught a boat to the island. This was the first point that we realised that Sadia's friend Jo had definatly over packed as she tried to get a suitcase which was …
Beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a bit excited to stay over on this island which our tour leader Tomas says is the most beautiful in Brazil!!! Sounds good and it's also our home for 3n which will be great!! It's goin to be beach time and relaxation. I have a feeling Rio will be crazy busy as there's so much to see and do.
It's only a 50min ferry over so that's always a good thing :-)
As we pulled up to the dock it's very much a quiet island town.. There ...
Ilha Grande
... and we went swimming where is pooled. It was freezing but so fresh and pure.
After the dip we wandered to the cashassa factory (thats what they make Caipirinhas out of) the man explained the process and let us sample some different kinds, the first one i had a tiny sip of burnt the whole way down my neck and i could feel it in my stomach......surely this is not good for anyone! I tried another one ...
Almost stranded in Rio
... asked the fuel truck to come. A Petrobras truck arrives and before pumping the driver asks about payment saying he can't take a credit card. Greg had hit the jackpot at the ATM, so Patrick says ok I'll pay cash. The driver’s supervisor comes and says they can’t take cash because it is not an international airport. But Shell had sold us fuel at a non-international airport the ...
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