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Hey Everyone,
Hope you´re all OK. Guess everyone is happy because you´ve broken up from work?!?
I´ve also got something to cheer you all up. I´m writing from Ilha Grande which is a beautiful paradise island south of Rio and....it´s been raining for the last 2 days! Yep- thought that would cheer you up.
First we went to a place called Parati which is beautiful. Kind of more typically Brazillian than Rio and really beautiful. Our hostel was right by a river and was very relaxing and chilled. Had such a good time there. We went on a boat trip to a few of the beaches nearby which was good fun. Lovey food and drink and some of the beaches were stunning. Had the chance to go snorkelling too which was cool. Very different to Rio, the water is much warmer and a beautiful green colour. Amy - reminded me of Krabi!!! We also had a guy on our boat playing live music which was really good.
We left Parati and headed to Ilha Grande, an island just off the coast. It is gorgeous! There are no cars on the island, it´s just rainforest and beautiful beaches. We did miss the boat over cos we were too busy stuffing our faces....oops but managed to get the next one. The temperature that day was 42 degrees! It was crazy hot and I almost wanted to hop back to England for a cóuple of hours to cool down. :-)
On this island, we´ve done another boat trip to gorgeous islands and beaches which was great. Today, we did a 2 1/2 hour trek through the rainforest, much of it uphill to get to Lopes Mendes which is supposed to be the most beautiful beach in Brazil and one of the most beautiful in the world....10 minutes after arriving, it started to rain. We went in the sea which was surprisingly still warm. The waves were amazing so we had a good time but only stayed 20 minutes or so. Such a shame as you could tell that on a hot day the beach would be beautiful but still....
We couldn´t face the walk back in the terrential rain so caught the boat instead.
Tomorrow, we head back to Rio for a couple of days before heading back up north.
Hope you´re all enjoying your hols,speak soon,
Lisa
xx
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