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Ilha Grande (translates to ´Big Island´) is, surprisingly a big island off the coast or Rio. We took a coach to Angra Dos Reis and then a one and a half hour boat ride from there to the island... sounds nice huh? Well it poured with rain, and I mean monsoon! It was a very cold and very wet boat ride, and I´ve got to admit, I wasn´t happy with Yaz for insisting we go. Anyway, we arrived on the island in one piece, albeit rather miserable, and set out to find accomodation. Even though it was raining, and dull, the island was beautiful! It was like something out of the movies. A small and quiet beach with small restaurants and small bars (do you get the theme - for a big island, everything was small...). A complete, and welcome contrast to Rio. People wander around with cameras in their hands without fearing for their lives, where everyones friendly and helpful, and where you can walk for an hour and not see another soul.. Amazing!
After a very wet evening, in which we went for an amazing dinner of shrimps cooked in a clay pot, the next day was ok weatherwise, and so we decided to check out the place, and headed out to see a ´nearby´waterfall. After two and a half hours of trekking up steep muddy banks and through some serious forest, and with no one else in site, we finally made it... to the smallest waterfall ever! We stopped for lunch and then headed back to civilisation, again, two and half hours, but this time, somewhat disappointed. I must admit, the trek was pretty cool, and reminded us so much of the Inca Trail back in Peru - we even got to see a whole colony of squirrel monkeys, the biggest ants ever, and some stunning and secluded beaches.
The next day we decided to trek in the opposite direction, to Pousa beach as it was a beautiful morning - We decided to wear flip-flops as most of the walk was apparently along beaches. How wrong we were... It was pretty much the same conditions as the day before, and in flip-flops it was tough - although still a fantastic trek. We even came across a snake (but were too slow to get a pic)! In fact we came to the realisation that we had seen more wildlife on these treks on our own, than in our four days in the jungle!!!
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