We chartered a boat that left Paraty harbour at 11am in blazing sunshine. It started off as a bit of a precession with a whole stack of boats taking the same course but our skipper (who was also our hotel owner) soon had us heading off to secluded spots for fun in the sun. While the Caiprhina's were being mixed by the crew and lunch prepared we banged some tunes on and polished off a bottle of Tanqueray between us. We pitched up on a stunning secluded beach and h...

Well what can I say about Ilha Grande.... What a Grand island it is!!! In my previous entry we were just heading off for a spot of fishing - it was unbelievable. Myself, Eddie, Kat and Alice reeled in over a hundred fish (not quite sure what they were - bright red, big eyes and suicidal as they were practically jumping into the boat) in the 3 hours we were out and our amazing skipper Maryann cooked a stack of them up on a Barbie on the back of the boat. They had ...