Well I am sunburnt and happy to be so. We are on the island of Ilha Grande, south of Rio De Janerio which is a beautiful national park. However for the last 2 days we have had rain on and off, we get the sun, but not long enough to make a trek to one of the many beautiful spots on the island. Its a good thing our Pousuda is a beautiful spot and I can sit in my hammock and enjoy the view or I would be seriously bummed. Well this morning we woke to a beautiful clear blue sky and off we went to the beach, not just any beach, but what the locals say is the best beach in all of Brazil, Lopes Mendes beach. We had to find a boat to take us there as there is only one other way which is via a 5 hour hike.
The Lopes Mendes beach was actually voted one of the World’s 10 Most Beautiful Beaches by Vogue Magazine – its water is clear and shallow for quite a long way, presenting excellent surfing conditions and pristine sands. This meant we got to spend our day watching surfers go for it, doing some body surfing of my own, and just enjoying the visas and sound of crashing waves.
It was an awesome day.
Tomorrow we head back to Rio by boat, taxi, bus and taxi :-)
Ryan
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