Trinadade Beach

It was nice paddling around in the rock pools. The waves would occasionally wash a surge into the pools adding to the interest.

Rock Pools

We had some lunch & boarded a couple of small aluminium boats (pictured). The driver launched us through the very waves we'd been surfing a few hours before. I've done this countless times in the Surf Life Saving rescue duck, but it's a completely different game in these things. We made it out & the kilometre or so to the rock pools across the bay. The only snag was me catching my foot trying to get out of the boat & opening up a nice wound.

It was nice paddling around in the rock pools. The waves would occasionally wash a surge into the pools adding to the interest.

Surfing Time

This photo may not show it, but there was the odd decent wave rolling through. I spent as long as I could in the water body surfing. I hadn't caught a wave since we left Australia 18 months previous. I was in my element! The others were all trying to get body surfing lessons off me. I tried to help, but you can only teach so much in a couple of hours.

Trinidade Beach

Day 42 - Trinadade Beach

After a good night sleep we were ready & raring to go to Trinidade Beach. Most of the group piled into one of the crazy local vans & half an hour later we were at the strange little beach side community of Trinidade. The weather was a bit overcast but it was still warm enough. We set up camp & took to the water.

Paraty Streets

That afternoon & evening we wandered around the town checking out the white colonial buildings & the shops etc in them. At least the shops were a bit more interesting than most of the towns/cities we visited. They were having some sort of carnival while we were there as well (note the blue & white banners)
Somehow Vixy managed to sign herself up to be an extra on a movie or TV series they were shooting when we were there. She ended up blowing it off to come with us to the beach the next day.
We had a nice (and a bit boozy) seafood dinner at one of the restaurants. It was so good to taste fresh seafood again. That night was another crash & burn night after loosing sleep on the night bus. We needed the rest for a busy day following.

Paraty Harbour

Paraty itself isn't overly interesting other than the stark white walls of the buildings in the heart of the town. The owners of the various shops & restaurants have to maintain white wash walls as part of council by-laws.
Paraty's attraction is the beach & surrounds where the Atlantic meets the jungle. There are lots of similar towns all the way along the coast from Sao Paulo to Rio (and probably beyond).
Pictured is the Paraty harbour where a flotilla of colourful timber boats take people to wherever takes their fancy, be it an isolated beach, an island or just out in the ocean.

Paraty

Day 41 - Travel from Sao Paulo to Paraty

No sooner had we got off the night bus than we were on a private van that would finally land us in the coastal town of Paraty some 5-1/2 hrs later. At least it was the last of the long bus rides, but it was a doozy!