Portobello Angra Dos Reis
Km 434, Rodovia Rio-Santos Angra Dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, 23860-000, Brazil
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Fully booked Ilha Grande
... 1506;נו ב-23:20. בכל מקרה החלטנ 93; לוותר על המוני 14; ונסענ 93; במטרו להוסט 00; שבחרנ 93; קודם. הגענו ללא ...
The island that hates us
On our way down to Iguassu, we decided to stop off at Ilha Grande and Sao Paulo en route. Worst decision ever. Ilha Grande is a beautiful island known for lovely beaches and watersports and not a lot else. We neglected to check the weather forecast before we made this plan = error. The guy at our hostel said "I´ll pray it´s nice for you" before we left, slightly ominous but how bad could it be? It started off OK and we made a friend on the ferry ride over. It ...
A little piece of heaven
... direction several times in the wind in each flight.
The concensus of all but Chris and Natasha was to hop back to the previous bay and catch the boat back to Abraao. We aimed for the 3.30pm boat in case the last boat at 4.30pm was full and we couldn't get on it. There was no way we could have completed a return trek in the daylight. Safely on the boat we headed out from the bay, only to hit a turbulent ocean with a heavy swell. Visons of ...
Ilha Grande
... like all of the tourists on the island (about 30 of us - it's the low season here) gathered there for some nice grilled beef, fish, chicken, and sausage. The grill was about 6 feet long and it was filled with all different types of meats. There was also beans, rice and salad. And of course caipirinhas. We hung out a while and had a great time with all the people there. After that we said our goodbyes and prepared for our 10am ferry the next morning to move on to ...
Diving with the Danes
... at R$8 while my trip from Rio had cost R$55. Hmmm.
We wound our way along the coast, pulling into a very strange gated community complete with moat and armed guards. The complex had the feel of the compound which housed 'The Others' from Lost. As we pulled out back onto the main road I spotted the Electro-Nuclear sign at the entrance. Could this strange place be home to workers at a power station? We rounded the next bay to find a deserted yet beautiful beach. ...


