After spending 2 days in Iguacu it was now time to head to the beach in Brazil yayyy! I took a hungover flight to São Paulo which took around 2 hours. I sadly wasn't going to be spending any time in São Paulo, so it was a 6 hour bus straight to Paraty! When we finally arrived in Paraty it was actually raining, not what we had planned! We headed straight for dinner to a Thai restaurant and hoped for better weather the next day!
Thankfully the next day the weather was sunny! I did a walking tour in the morning... I know I said I wouldn't do anymore walking tours but I only had 1 day in Paraty so felt like I should learn more about the town before going to spend the rest of the day on a boat getting drunk! The town of Paraty was so pretty, lots of streets filled with coloured houses, cute shops, restaurants and cafes. On the tour they said many of Brazil's rich and famous own houses in Paraty and nearby beach towns. I didn't see anyone I recognised though!
For the rest of the day I'd planned to go on a boat party - they say there ain't no party like a Paraty party and it was defiantly true! We stocked up on the local cheap booze (Smirnoff ice to be exact!) and set off on the boat party. We were on the boat from midday till sunset at around 7pm and it stopped around 5/6 times at various places where we could jump off or swim over to the nearby beach. They were giving us cocktails and there was even a bbq serving up kebabs, dream combo! I'd actually been looking forward to Brazil ever since I landed in South America in October, mainly because I'm such a beach/sea baby. I certainly wasn't disappointed the water was so blue and the beaches were white and not full of tourists!
My next stop was the beautiful island just of the coast of Rio de Janeiro called Ilha Grande!
Thankfully the next day the weather was sunny! I did a walking tour in the morning... I know I said I wouldn't do anymore walking tours but I only had 1 day in Paraty so felt like I should learn more about the town before going to spend the rest of the day on a boat getting drunk! The town of Paraty was so pretty, lots of streets filled with coloured houses, cute shops, restaurants and cafes. On the tour they said many of Brazil's rich and famous own houses in Paraty and nearby beach towns. I didn't see anyone I recognised though!
For the rest of the day I'd planned to go on a boat party - they say there ain't no party like a Paraty party and it was defiantly true! We stocked up on the local cheap booze (Smirnoff ice to be exact!) and set off on the boat party. We were on the boat from midday till sunset at around 7pm and it stopped around 5/6 times at various places where we could jump off or swim over to the nearby beach. They were giving us cocktails and there was even a bbq serving up kebabs, dream combo! I'd actually been looking forward to Brazil ever since I landed in South America in October, mainly because I'm such a beach/sea baby. I certainly wasn't disappointed the water was so blue and the beaches were white and not full of tourists!
My next stop was the beautiful island just of the coast of Rio de Janeiro called Ilha Grande!
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