Ilha Grande

Ilha Grande. Stop number two. A beautiful, tropical island about three hours away from Rio. There are no cars on the island so you either hike to various points of the island or shorten your journey with taxi boats. Kevin and Kate who I met in Rio also came along. After I checked into my hostel and the rain started and I thought it would never stop. It's the kind of place that when it rains, it pours. We made a decision to go to the closest restaurant to the hostel which luckily was one of the most popular seafood restaurants on the island.
For the first full day on the island, we did a three hour hike to the other side of the island to reach Lopes Mendes beach. Some say it's the nicest beach in Brazil! Thankfully the sun came out so I soaked up the rays and got my first minor sunburn of the trip.
Day two we we're joined by Emmy who met in Rio. We chilled on the beach before we watched Brazil play against Switzerland in the world cup.
Two full days I feel was enough here. It was chill enough to relax and didn't have too much of a party scene to get carried away. Onto Paratay by catching a boat and then a local slow bus. Said my goodbyes to Kate and Emmy. Thankfully I have a friend for one more leg.Read more