Much Rest Needed

So after a rest day yetserday even from blogging (well i did have a rucksack to pack and a bus and hostel to book) we are now on our way to Paraty. The plan was to do Ilha Grande first, but there are literally no hostels left there as its one of the favourite places to head to after carnival, so weve moved onto the next best thing. The bus journey is at 11 and we leave the hostel at 9 to catch a local bus to Rio's main bus terminal we wait 20 mins for a bus and eventually get to the station. I leave Mark with the bags and head over to find the ticket office that goes to Paraty. As i scour the upstairs I eventually ask a security guard .. he doesnt have a clue . He parades the bus terminal all day with a gun strapped to him and i dont know what hes looking at but he certainly isn't paying attention. I eventually find the ticket office ...DOWNSTAIRS !!! Mark must have me on the missing list by now (maybe not) and when i go to pay for the tickets the internet has gone down so i can't buy my ticket ... I run across to the other side of the station and join the orderly (sort of ) queue to withdraw cash to pay for them. The time is now 10.50 and our bus is at 11 oclock and Mark is over the other side of the station, this should be fun lol . I run as fast as i can across the station fly over grab my bag and tell Mark to follow . We arrive at the terminal just in time and as we join the queue (yess another one) we wait to board .. haha its 11.05 and our bus is still to arrive which is a good thing as we have ttime to get some water. The bus takes about 4 hrs the journey is not to bad as the scenery is beuatiful along the coastal route and i have a book to finish. The bus station is not in a nice area when we arrive and because the hostel is only 5 mins walk away we opt out of a taxi. We find the hostel relatatively easily and after dropping our bags in our lockers we head out to familiarize ourselves with the local area. We find all our local conveniences before heading back and grabbing a shower to explore the historic area tonight. After a quick shower and change we head out and were more than pleasantly surprised by the old town. It really is a beautiful place with street entertainers littering the streets , sing dancing and making things disappear and i dont mean the same way as in Rio (pickpockets) Its valentines day so i see a lady selling baloons with spongebob (Marks favourite ) and sneakily buy one , then make him walk round with it until we arrrive in a square where he passes it on to a to a little girl whos also delighted with it. Cant wait to explore more of this picturesque town?Read more