Why should I leave?

The boat dropped me off right by my bedroom. That was a good sign. The view from the bedroom was great: another very good sign (see pix below). The view from the hostel bar where I met my fellw travellers already playing drinking games was even better: the Abraaos bay to the left, the sea 2m away and the mainland on the horizon; the jungle mountains of the island in the back.


What do you do in Ilha Grande where cars, motorcycles and buses are forbidden (the only motor vehicule I came across was a police car with no front wheels!). Well...you chill out.

You go for day walks through the jungle and access a paradise beach on the other side of the Island; you jump on a boat in the morning and jump off at the ´blue lagoon´; you go snorkling or scuba diving and try to befriend with turtles; you play with friendly wild dogs who hang out on the beach (last night, a fight between 2 wild dogs got started under our dinner table and bottles and glasses fell down on the floor; that was quiet funny); you chill out the hostel hammocks with a caipirina in your hand; and at night you try not to step on huge crabs having their daily stroll in the village street.



My original plan was to stay 2 days in Ilha Grande. I ended up staying 4.5 days, too much stress on the mainland.

I am now back to civilisation, waiting for my bus taking me to Paraty.

Why did I leave?