Today we dressed and packed up our bags bound for Ilha grande, we were picked up and 10, and the drive to the ferry took forever,even stopping off road side for lunch! We finally got to the boat,which had been sold to us as a 15min speed boat trip, it turned out to be a large, very slow boat which took us an hour, bit of a joke, but we got there in the end! The island was gorgeous and we checked into our dorm for 25real a night - half the price of the mango tree...

Today we dressed and packed up our bags bound for Ilha grande, we were picked up and 10, and the drive to the ferry took forever,even stopping off road side for lunch! We finally got to the boat,which had been sold to us as a 15min speed boat trip, it turned out to be a large, very slow boat which took us an hour, bit of a joke, but we got there in the end! The island was gorgeous and we checked into our dorm for 25real a night - half the price of the mango tr...

Today we dressed and packed up our bags bound for Ilha grande, we were picked up and 10, and the drive to the ferry took forever,even stopping off roadside for lunch! We finally got to the boat,which had been sold to us as a 15min speed boat trip, it turned out to be a large, very slow boat which took us an hour, bit of a joke, but we got there in the end! The island was gorgeous and we checked into our dorm for 25real a night - half the price of the mago tree...

After a little hesitation i decided to join sooz and the guys on the favella tour this morning. I had been a little undecided as i felt it was kind of wierd to go and just gorp at how the other half live,and thought it would make me uncomfortable,but this is what its all about, seeing the places we visit for what they really are, not just the tourist hotspots! It ended up being better than i had thought , they had there sunday market on which was wicked, just the...

Sooz and I took it easy this morning! We finally got out of the hostel at about 12ish, with the intention to wander to the lake,then up to the botanical gardens. Easier said than done! We walked through a park and sawsome turtles inthe lake sunning themselfs which was cute then wandered in the direction we thought the lace was - as you all are probably aware, my sense of direction is less than average and sooz is no better - needless to say we never made the lake...