Hola! We have been on another lovely island the past few days called Ilha do Mel, which is further down the coast from Paraty. We had an epic journey from Paraty to the island over 24 hours- a 6 hour bus journey to Sau Paulo, then another 6 hour bus journey to Curitiba, then a great 3 hour scenic train ride through jungle and mountains to Morretes, another bus journey to Paranaguá and then a 2 hour boat trip to Ilha do Mel!! Quite tiring, but worth it!
The island is forest covered with beautiful beaches skirting the outside. There is practically no development on the island, just a few hostels, camping spots and restaurants. The pace of life is very slow-everyone is so chilled out here! There are no roads or cars on the island, you get to places by sandy paths. We explored the whole island walking to the old lighthouse atop a hill, a deserted fortress and some caves, we did a bit of mini rock climbing which was a bit hairy, played some beach tennis, ate a lot of cake, got bitten by thousands of mosquitos (very annoying) and of course we did more lying around on deserted white sanded picturesque beaches- it´s such a hard life.
The island is forest covered with beautiful beaches skirting the outside. There is practically no development on the island, just a few hostels, camping spots and restaurants. The pace of life is very slow-everyone is so chilled out here! There are no roads or cars on the island, you get to places by sandy paths. We explored the whole island walking to the old lighthouse atop a hill, a deserted fortress and some caves, we did a bit of mini rock climbing which was a bit hairy, played some beach tennis, ate a lot of cake, got bitten by thousands of mosquitos (very annoying) and of course we did more lying around on deserted white sanded picturesque beaches- it´s such a hard life.
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