Othon Pousada Villa Del Sol Paraty

... with 'big' spider, cochroach and fly type creature. Left day after that via ferry and public bus and arrived in Paraty - town built in 16th century - one of Brazil's historic gems ... very pleasant except for more rain ... lots of little shops selling trinkits ... and art studios selling art ... bars, restaurants and icecream by the kilo. Today, Thursday, started rainy then warmed up enough for us to head for beach via twisty turny bus journey - arrived to ...

... again tour leader Cash was to the rescue, I was sent to a cafe with the bags where I indulged in a cappuccino while Eugene sorted out a hostel for us (yes I am very spoilt and lucky, loving every minute of it!). With hostel sorted we were ready to explore the town.

First day there we were undecided to take one of boat tours around the bays which looked amazing or just have a wander around. The clouds over the ...

... sneak drugs into a foreign country. At least they were the real police. So after a night on a smelly, drafty bus we got to Sao Paula and bordered a private van for Paraty arriving in the evening.

In Paraty, we stayed a few blocks away from the historic district. We ate a one of the common Brazilian buffets where they weigh your food by the kg. I really like these places because there are usually a lot of healthy vegetarian options and I donīt have to eat any cheese ...

... embarassed, and I loved looking like an absolute freak. The visibility was terrible on the first dive as were spoiled by the diving we had done in Thailand. However, it was interesting seeing marine life amongst mostly rocks and not coral reefs and we saw some really interesting life: sea spiders, fake flyer fish (that reminded us of the Dilophosaurus that killed Newman in Jurassic Park because of its splayed pectoral fins), a freely swimming white morey ...

From Ilha Grande we took another 2 hour bus south to Paraty which is a cute town with a historic town centre with cobbled stones and nice stores and boutiques.

We had a bit of a hard time finding accommodation as we didnt book ahead and were looking for a bit more lively place this time. We walked around for what seemed liked hours over the cobble stones with our backpacks and were followed around by a crazy Brazilian ...

... prachtige fotos van zichzelf, helaas wel met irritante groene en blauwe vlekken op de achtergrond. Een van de beste Kodakmomenten hebben wij voor jullie vastgelegd: dit wordt Brazilie's next foot model. Aj caramaba!, wat heb ik toch lekkere voeten, mmm...... Over voeten gesproken, Angelique, de Havaianas kosten hier bijna zeven euro, maar dan heb je ook wel mooie met een printje, voor egale ben je toch nog steeds vijf euro kwijt :-) Dat ...

... such an amazing trip that I would recommend anyone. the views were spectacular, the crew are bloody brilliant and couldnīt do enough for you. The food was great and the company good fun. If you want an anthentic adventure- I say do it. One thing I would also rercommend is that you bring some sea-sickness pills.. however, try and find something better than Dramine.. They seem to cure yout travel sickness by completely knocking you out! Reem and I took one ...

... tomorrow thouh, although we think this may just be a ploy in order to make us actually stay here, instead of heading on! The views on the bus ride here were absoultely amazing- beautiful beaches, serene islands and towering jungle covered mountains. Although busses may be slow, they certainly are great for seeing the sights! Cant wait to hit the beaches tomorrow (weather permitting!) Peace out. Matt and Chris

... single by Duran Duran, released on November 1, 1982. The song was inspired when Duran Duran toured Brazil and decided to write a song about their experiences there; however, the song references the Rio Grande which forms the border between Texas and Mexico (and is part of the names "Rio de Janeiro", "Rio Grande do Norte" and "Rio Grande do Sul", three Brazilian states). Well thats it for now folks, see you in Rio de Janeiro................................ .....................

... maybe that the only resident in the aquarium is a lonsome star fish! On our first morning the weather didnīt look any better but we decided to brave a walk into town and maybe even a trek to find black beach. Due to some phenomenon, which I didnīt ask about, huge areas of the sand on the beach is black and looks amazing when it mixes is swirly patterns with the yellow sand. Bouyant from having found the beach we decided to find some of the other treasures ...