Day Four: Paraty

Day four was great - we started out in the morning with a good breakfast at the pousada. My favorite part was the watermelon juice and felipe was happy to have some super fresh papaya.

After breakfast we all walked to the shore near the historic district. Here is where Felipe's dad and uncle bargained for us to have a boat take us around the coast for swimming. In the end we had Maestre Antonio of the Paraiso do Sol! We spent the next five hours boating from beach to beach around Paraty.

Felipe and I on the boat.




At the first beach, the water was this amazing shade of turquoise green.

Thankfully Felipe had the foresight to bring snorkeling masks, because there were some areas that had some amazing fish. Just throw a bit of crackers in the water and there were tons of them!



Ana and Sergi enjoying the "sun deck" on the top of the boat.

Unfortunately the sun didn't last the WHOLE time we were out on the boat. We weathered a few very heavy downpours. Below is a photo of the group huddled under the overhand of the boat's roof.



Although not as fun as sun, the rain did make for a really beautiful scene.

I especially enjoyed the way the water looked with all the millions of raindrops falling...


In the end we took advantage of the rain - we were all wet anyway from swimming! so we just had fun!

Felipe coming in after a rainy swim.


One last group photo after the rain let up a little bit. Our guide for the day, Antonio is in the red and blue jacket.

After five hours of swimming and boating around, we went back to the pousada for a bit of a rest. Then again in the evening we walked around the historic center, and felipe found a treat he'd not had in a long time!


Corn ice cream!!!



Sunset (kind of - it's there behind the clouds).