Mercure Apt Itacorubi 3 Florianopolis

5 days and 4 nights in FlorianopolisBackpackers Sunset.
leave on the the afternoon of the 28th on the below flight,

28th
JJ
3418

Florianópolis
16:15, Monday

Rio de Janeiro(Galeão)
17:45, Monday

I am right now in the South of Brazil, colonized mainly by europeans (Germans, italians...) I took a night bus to Floripa (12 h) and there is a good place to visit some beaches in the Santa catarina island.
After these days I will be in the NGO doing the reforestation project, for two weeks. However I have some days before fliying back to Europe. I may be visit Iguaçu falls (Depending on money, of course)

I have some pics from today! New SD card!

... saying Eu fui aca (I was here) or that the food was great. We left our obligatory note as well. It is in red pen, should you ever make it there.

The third day we went to Joaquina beach, a famous surfing beach that held an ASP event with Kelly Slater the following week. In the parking lot as we were getting ready, we me a brazillian named Ricardo. He offered to let us use his BRAND NEW board and wetsuit, but we went
ahead and rented. The surf was fun, even in full wetsuits ...

... from the hostel balcony... it didnt have many bathrooms and the toilet in the reception area had a sign saying "Toilet #2 cant handle poos". We didnt use that bathroom.... seen as we're here no I should also stress another point, toilet paper, whether you blow your nose or otherwise, isnt put into the toilet... imagine that.... a little bin, beside the toilet where everybody puts it. (It takes a little getting used to to be honest...) Moving away from toilets, Barra do ...

The lovely Hungarian couple and I split up to get our respective buses to the different hostels we had booked. I was heading for the north of the Island and they were heading for the south so we said we would meet up that evening of the Florianopolis carnival in the central part of the Island. I had specifically chosen a bit higher up the hostel scale this time after my Iguazu experience and had booked a private room in the very comfortable ...

... like the beach with the small bikinis and exposed flesh. Waiter service on the beach at good prices. At the end of the day we are all burned red and sore but wanting more. This is a great place to come and chill out and lap up the sun.

... volleyball, swimming, and hanging out at night. its been a great relaxer in a place that has a lot of energy. Apparantly, i arrived at downseason and if i had arrived during january and february, there would be no reason to leave to see the rest of brazil, cause everyone would be down here anyway. Aside of the paradise of brazil, i had a little disagreement with the immigration personnel upon entry to the country. For US citizens, we are granted a 30 day stay with ...

... summer is pretty cool. i like the southern hemisphere. foz do iguazu was lovely. am back in floripa now for a couple days. then to sao paolo either for one night or else just for a few hours before i fly to london for 5 days. i found out today my viva is likely to be on the 18th or 19th december so i have a month to prepare.

... of vodka $2.96 R and a 2 liter of sprite for $6.60 Reals. Which is about $3.30 American. I think I just cut my budget in half now. Although I've only been able to find bottles elsewhere for $7.50 Real ($3.75 American). We met up with some French Canadians and partied with them and some Irish girls. The Irish girls had been robbed 3 times since they had started their vacation 3 weeks ago. Although I picked two of their ...

... excuse for only actually staying on the surf boards for about 2 seconds in total! Oh well at least our spectacular somersaults into the water entertained the locals! A couple of days later it was time to leave Brazil on another 14 hour bus ride south to the border with Uruguay. I had mixed feelings as Brazil´s gorgeous tropical countryside slipped away and was replaced by flat, dry ´cowboy´ lands. I will miss Brazilian ...