Weather worse today. Wix is Getting fed up of hearing about how unusual this is and wishes she'd put some money on rain for our week - with odds like that it would have paid for this part of the trip! We took the boat to the beach at Lopes Mendes again today. This beach is gorgeous and has amazing waves and some amazing surfers too and nothing else just the sand, sea and forest. So determined are we to not let the weather spoil things we lay on our sarongs in th...

Ilha Grande is a tropical island off the coast of Brazil which has been designated a nature reserve. No cars are allowed so to get about you hike or go by boat. It's very beautiful , with mountains, lagoons, more than 100 beaches and wildlife. We arrived in paradise to the thunderous pitter patter of the tropical rain - alternatively this is commonly known as the 'Wix effect'. Everytime we plan a sun sea or sand trip, Uluru, grand canyon, palm cove, piña del r...