We woke up on our final morning in Rio, packed up our stuff, had breakfast and then waited for our transfer to Ilha Grande, which is a small island just off the coast about 2 hours drive from Rio. Our transfer arrived and we got in for another near death ride to the port. After about 2 hours we arrived at a tiny port with a little boat waiting for us to take us the 45 minutes over to the island. We initially planned to stay there for 2 nights but as soon as we arrived and were greeted with the sight of a pristine beaches, little restuarants right on the beach and endless hills of junglesque forest, we immeadiately decided that we were here for the longhaul! We walked about 5 minutes up the beach
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