Before I set off for Brazil I was determined to become a bronzed goddess! Two things are currently hampering progress: 1. It?s raining so we are still as pasty as when we arrived (nearly) - luckily it?s not as hot as it was so we are less sweaty! 2. Our brilliant new discovery - self-service ice cream bars. Amazing! Basically you have loads of different ice-cream flavours, loads of different sauces and all the toppings under the sun! As you can imagine - i?m turning into a little tub! As ?the Irish would say ?i?m looking very well!? Since Sarah last left a message, we went Island hopping just off the coast of Paraty. It was really beautiful, with colourful little fish swimming around in the water around us. We jumped off the side of the boat (extremely brave even if I must say so myself). We also went to a beach and waded through the water to a hidden cave. It was really cool. Not much else to report from this end. We?re off to Sao Paolo tomorrow morning and from then on to Curitiba. Speak soon Nikki xx