Had a boring night last night as everyone in this hostel seems to be brazilian and in a group and my Portuguese is pretty much non existent! First day and I decided to rent a bike and cycle to balneario municipal. Was about 7km so quite a nice ride and it was overcast so didn't feel the heat too much! Got there and it was lovely. Really clear water with loads of massive fish! However the tranquility was slightly ruined due to the blaring music from a cafe an...

So I drank too many caiprianhas last night with a guy from the hostel! He taught me how to make a good caiprianha and we ended up drinking a bottle and a bit! The next morning I woke up and surprisingly the head was not too bad! Got in the mini bus to go to the pantanal! About a 5 hours journey with a quick stop for lunch which I ended up getting for free because they did something wrong with the card! Made it too a transit point and we have to transfer over...

A couple of boring travels days. As I couldn't leave until 23.30 on Monday from Paraty and my legs were really sun burnt I had limited things I could do on my last day. So I decided to walk the town to take lots of pictures. I did this by shading hopping as if light hit my legs it felt like I was on fire! Wandered and chilled for most of the day before I caught the night bus. Pretty comfy journey as they had leg rests so it was almost a bed so slept a fair ...

I decided to go on the kayaking trip with my hostel today! As it was meant to be overcast again by midday I just used the factor 20. Got down to the beach and we all hit kitted out with kayaks and army life jackets! Off we went to sea! After about 25 minutes rowing we stopped so we could capsize and then try and get back on again and I was very successful despite being scared I would flash my bum! We then carried on and went through some mangroves and very ...

Today I woke up and went to book my bus to Sao paulo with no luck. Apparently no buses on Sunday or Monday due to Easter! Bit of a panic as I have a flight to campo grande booked on Tuesday. Got back to the hostels and checked on the web for alternative transfer services and they cost like r$150! So expensive so I double checked the bus site to find 4 remaining seats left on the night bus for Monday! Quickly ran to the bus station and booked myself on. Will...