paraty

 

What a little surprise this was… the sun was out in force in this exquisite destination. The old centre was cobblestones that you could barely walk on they were so uneven,  a mass expansive harbour with numerous islands to explore and surrounding beaches which were just picture perfect. We were immediately glad we decided to spend three days here. We stayed in the Che Lagarto hostel which was the nicest and best equipped hostel of our trip so far.

Hours were spent cruising the harbour and exploring the islands, gazing at the mansions nestled in amongst the palm trees. Finally with some good cheese to choose from we devoured our salami and cheese sandwich and chocolate biscuits sitting on the beach watching the fishing boats come and go. Frankly, the hardest decision of the day was whether to go for another swim or not. All this activity and fresh air was quenched with caipiranahs, beer and all you can eat pizza BBQ – yes life is hard in Paraty. The bus trip the next day round the corner to Trindade was fascinating. We gazed out the window at the lush forest and realised there could be just about anything in there, big cats, giant snakes and all sorts of creepy crawlies.. you don’t generally consider such possibilities being from NZ. Trindade was stunning and another hard day was spent walking the beach and drinking beer.