Beach scene, Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande, Brazil, 11 April 2012
Mica, Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande, Brazil, 11 April 2012
Orchid in Mata Nativa garden, Ilha Grande, Brazil, 11 April 2012
Humming bird #1, Ilha Grande, Brazil, 11 April 2012
We've just spent a day on Ilha Grande which is an island off the coast south of Rio. The only cars on the island are the service vehicles, ambulance, fire brigade erc. The number of boats make up for the absence of cars & we were accosted the moment we arrived with people trying to sell us scuba diving, guided walks, boat rides etc. there are bars & restaurants & shops selling beach clothing all along the beach. Our hotel is more or less in the jungle with orchids growing in the garden & butterflies flitting around which is very pleasant. We decided to give diving a miss especially after we heard that the water is often 'dusty'. The trouble is that we have been very spoilt with some of the diving we have done. Instead we did a walk across the island through the jungle to the beach & had a swim in the Atlantic Ocean. The beach was nice but there were crowds of people despite it being a 2 & a half hr walk to get there. We opted for the lazy way home by boat.
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