Day 48: Ihla Grande After a super crappy nights sleep, listening to two drunk men snore in the bunks below us all night, we got up early and enjoyed breakfast on the deck, overlooking the beach. We inquired about changing rooms (I had to - I couldn't handle another night lying awake with murderous thoughts), so after the swap, we headed for the jungle, following a path bound for Lopez Mendez: the most famous and apparently beautiful beach on the island. It wasn'...

Day 47: Ihla Grande We decided to cut our losses with Paraty and try to get the most out of our next destination: Ihla Grande. We needed to get a bus up the coast and from there a ferry to the island, all of which would take about three hours. But ferrys were limited so we needed to time it carefully. We were up and out by 8:10am, walking the short distance to the bus station (felt a lot longer with those heavy bags). More of the same communication difficultie...