We are in Florianopolis at the moment, which is a city on an island off the coast of Brazil. It is really pretty here but it is really rainy which sucks a bit because we wanted to do some beachy stuff, but steve still had a go at surfing.
We left Punte Del Diablo on Wednesday. We spent 4 days there, one night in a hostel and the other three in a cool Cabana, which is basically a little cabin. When we got to Punte Del Este it was 8:30 at night and pitch black because it is so small it doesnt have any street lights. The bus dropped us out on teh main road outside of the town, instead of at the bus like we expected so we freaked out momentarily. Luckily there were a couple of other backpackers on the bus who got off as well who were staying at the hostel in the town (the ONLY hostel open in winter). So even though we were really keen to get a cabana we ended up staying there and it was really nice, one of the best we have been in. They also had a joint restaurant down near the beach which we walked down to and had a really good meal. ed: seriously as you walk down to this restaurant- its all lit up and with really strange architechture, i wish we had a camera it was incredible it looked like the craziest farytale club in the world. actually the whole town looked a bit like that....
The next day we asked the hostel about how to go about getting a cabana and they hooked us up with Jose, their laundry guy who owned one. Since we cant speak enough spanish to be able to call anyone else we decided that was a sweet idea and he picked us up on his motorbike and took us over. ed: literally our packs on our back. day pack in front of him on a tiny little dirt bike, that was fun.
It ended up being a little dodgy (on the second last night we ran out of gas, and the stairs were more of a ladder since you needed all fours to get up) but it was so nice to be able to cook our own meals and watch tv and have a bit of privacy. We spent my birthday there which was great. Steve cooked me yummy food and we went for walks on the beach. Thanks to everyone who sent me a message or an email. I didnt have any reception at the time but I recieved all of them when we got to Porto Alegre, which was supposed to be a quick stop on the way to where we are now, but I ended up getting sick. We ended up spending a night in the worst hotel we have ever seen. The bathroom was literally just a shower that had a toilet inside it. Amazing.
We are staying at Sunset Backpackers here in Floripa and it has the most amazing views. and thousands of stairs. Despite the rain we are still managing to have a good time hanging out and we played some drinking/card games last night (not me though after being sick a day ago). Today we went to the beach where Steve had a go at surfing while I read and then we went into town and had lunch at a Per Kilo restaurant (very common in Brazil). Its basically a buffet and you load your plate up and you pay a certain amount per kilo. Its the cheapest and best way to eat. Best idea Ever!
Tonight they are having a BBQ here for dinner which we have signed up to take part in, and then there is a celebration at some pub in town for Anzac day which we may go to depending on the rain because last night we tried to go out and we ended up getting soaked.
Tomorrow we may be leaving for Rio or we might decide to stay on another night, we are going to figure that out now. Its an 18 hour bus trip so im not really looking forward to it but Rio should be great so it will all be worth it in the end.
Here are some photos
The Hand in the Sand at Punte Del Este
Steves great photograhy
This is Punta Del Diablo. A quaint little town. Because of all the cabanas, the whole town looks like disneyland or something
Steve conquering Punte Del Diablo
The main street in Punte Del Diablo. Not kidding. Because peak season finishes at easter and it is not winter many of the shops were closed and there were barely any people around. It was cool. apparently the town goes from 20,000 people to 500 people after easter sunday. eeerrryyy
Our Little Cabana. And Frank the horse outside.
Cami thinking up a storm for her travel journal (or possibly watching MTV)
This was the worlds biggest pizza. We got this in some place in Montevevideo. We thought the grande between 2 people was sufficiant foofd, turns out that is the reason everyone was laughing at us... and it still only cost like 5-10$$ i cant remember.
We ate all but 2 pieces which was an effort and a half. later we got cheese sweats.
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