Had some good breakfast, loads of fresh fruit which is a great way to start the day! Had booked an island hopping trip with another girl in my hostel. It was ok but the weather wasn't amazing. We didn't so much island hop but go to different swimming locations and do some snorkelling but the visibility was pretty poor! The locations were beautiful, green water and beautiful jungle backing the ocean! In the last stop it was raining but swimming in the ocea...

Woke up to leaving ilha grande- would of like to stay one more day but due to Easter I have booked accommodation on Paraty already! Caught the boat back with hjalmar and the cramped bus onto Paraty! Just a travel day so really unexciting. Staying in different hostels hjalmar and I parted ways. Spent of time walking around the old town and it is really beautiful but I think I will spend a bit longer tomorrow wandering around taking pictures! Went back to th...

Had my first lie in since getting to brazil and slept until 9.30. Went down for some breakfast most of it quite good but then there are jelly beans and other sweets in pots! Gave the sweets a miss but stocked up well on breads and cheeses! A few of us today decides to walk to a waterfall- only an hour walk but it was tough! I thinking leaving at midday was our first mistake! But it was well worth the trek up a massive hill in the forest! The waterfall was ...

Woke up feeling horrifically ill! Thing it was too many caipirinhas and not enough water yesterday! Caught a boat with a few folk from the hostel to a beach on the other side of the island! The boat journey was awful I spent the whole journey saying goodbye to my breakfast! We finally got there and had a 20 minute walk which was a bit hit and miss at times! Got to the beach and it was beautiful weather and lovely sand! Basically spent the whole day sleeping i...

Just a travel day today but amazingly I got through rio with out any problems! Got the bus to the station and just booked my ticket to ilha grande! The bus was really nice, huge reclining seats and beautiful views all the way to angra! Met a Dutch guy at the bus station so followed him so I got to the right port! 80 minute boat trip later and we were in ilha grande! Felt like absolute bliss after crazy rio! People speak English, it is tiny and lots of lov...