Parthenon Lindacap 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!

... a charming fishing village at the southern tip of the island in time for a late lunch at the beachfront and reportedly worldfamous fish restaurant Bar do Arantes.

The lunch plans eventually turned to an akwardly early dinner, but the village and restaurant lived up to its reputation (albeit at a cost which matched its reputation). The village and restaurant looked lost in time, fronting an unspoiled and undeveloped beach that in one direction extended several miles and in ...

... it didnt happen quite as we'd imagined... something one must remember when travelling in the southern hemisphere, is that the further south you go... the colder it gets!!... teeth shattering cold is the only way it can be described, but fortunatley there were some blankets and we snuck a sleeping bag aboard too.So after some awkward readjustments, I.e. Zipping Miriam into her cocoon... we were snug as bugs. We both awoke at about 8am and looked out at the ...

Segunda vez que fui pra Floripa, mas dessa deu pra conhecer bem lá... Outra cidade que vale a pena conhecer, agua transparentes, praias maravilhosas, gente bonita...
Praias que mais gosto de la: Campeche, Joaquina, Mole (só pra tomar sol pq o mar é super bravo).

... pourquoi. Plages de 10Km de long, sable blanc, eau turquoise, otochtones on ne peut plus chaleureux, poissons grilles les pieds dans l'eau, petits villages de pecheurs, tout est reste assez typique malgre la forte frequentation. Je fais un tour de l'ile et de deux ou trois plages alentours pour constater que certains quartiers n'ont effectivement rien a envier aux villas de Beverly Hills. Mais je ...

... Marina arrived home soon after I got there. It was good to see her after so many years. She seemed much the same as I remembered her. Ali (Marina´s father) cooked up a delicious Uruguayan barbeque with garlic bread, sausage and chicken. Marina drove me down to Lagoa, a shopping centre near their house, and we walked around past shops and bars. The whole area seemed very upmarket and very similar to New Zealand.

... and the two buses we needed to get on. Despite the journey being an hour or so long and having to change bus half way through, it was quite an easy route to our hostel. The hostel is situated on the east side of the island, in a small fishing bay. As we were there out of season it wasn't crowded, but also there was no sun : ( Not to worry though, as it is a really pretty area. We spent the day reading on ...

... as Paul and I were cooking dinner at the Pousada - he called me to our room - in the dark he was creeping around and pointed out that there appeared to be someone breaking into the back unit of the property! The man was creeping very slowly up the stairs and took a long time to manage to get the front door open - it all seemed a bit dodgey according to Paul! Well......we convinced ourselves that ...

Just spent 3 days on an Island on the west coast of Brasil. Nothing too special to be honest but i was glad to be back on a surfboard again. Met up with a couple of lads from the U.K and South Africa, needless to say we got completely wrecked on the Saturday night on beer and a Brasilian Cachaca concoction i mixed up with Guarana and limes! (i swear you can runs cars on the stuff!!!). Few good ...