Day 54

Our last full day in paradise before our travel day back to Rio tomorrow! We started this morning with brunch, something the Brazilians are yet to nail, I have to say I’m looking forward to some English food! Taking a final wander around Paraty before our kayaking tour! We met on the beach and had our instructions before climbing into the kayak, me at the front and Keira at the back. We set off, leaving the rest of the group behind as we effortlessly glided through the water!! We made a pretty good team! We saw loads of birds diving into the sea to catch fish it was really cool to get so close to them! We kayaked around an island before entering a river in order to kayak amongst the mangroves. It was beautifully still and tranquil (bar our noisy group). It was really beautiful with lots of birds soaring above. Sadly we didn’t see any capybaras but I think sometimes people forget in order to see the animals they need to be quiet to not scare them off! We then continued up the river doing a big loop to come out to the bay once more.

Navigating waves made by speed boats was a little nerve wracking with our kayak rocking around. Neither of us were brave enough to get our phones out of our dry bags so you will just have to take my word for it that it was lovely!

After the kayaking we had a dinner on the beach enjoying watching the sun go down and chatting about our trip, it really is crazy it’s coming to an end!!Read more