http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Ilha Grande en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 12:40:43 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 12:40:43 +0000 So there's a crew of sixteen of us on the tour i'm one of 2 brits there are 2 from ireland 2 from canada and lots of aussies and everyone seems really nice. We're spending a couple of nights on ilha grande a small tropical island with really course sand except on lopes mendez where it was so fine it squeaked Spent the afternoon there and it was very hard to leave. Had tried my hand at b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-450451.html There is an easy way to get from Rio to Isla Grande direct hostel to hostel transfer I realised too late but as always I had to make it more difficult for myself and my new chum Ellen. So after a bus to the bus station and then another bus to Angra dos Reas then another local bus to the port where I stepped on it and it then drove off without Ellen and then a walk to the boat and then a 9 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-445789.html Aussitot arrive sur Ilha Grande il a ete facile de trouver un camping l ile etant tres touristique il y a du choix en auberges pousada ou campings.On a decide de rester environ une semaine sur l ile histoire de prendre le temps de visiter et de se reposer. L ambiance est tres amicale il a ete facile de rencontrer du monde au camping principalement des cariocas habitants de Rio. Malgre le http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-438458.html Sorry about the delay since my last blog the internet on Ilha Grande is extremely slow and it takes over 10 minutes to open one page but one of our friends on the campsite has kindly lended me his lap top which some how has fast broadbandSo we have had 6 days on Ilha Grande which was after two other days in Rio. I will start off with the two days in RioAfter my last blog we went on a night out http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-436906.html And so I finally arrived on Ilha Grande. The early signs were good as we sailed into the island under the bluest of blue skies. I could even forgive the fact that the correct pronunciation of Grande all but rhymes with orange. Silly Portugese.I'd arrived with a few folk whom I'd met in Rio Cindy Marcus Francis and Jacqueline to give them names. Coincidentally that's actually what they w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-415694.html EN FRANCAIS PLUS BASMORE PHOTOS HERED7 before going home. Not hungry for adventure anymore my mission was to get a tan and a rest. I managed to cook up the perfect recipe for a perfect finale to these 345 perfect days and the result was... well... perfect I'll share the recipe with you if you'll allow me... In a hostel right on the water in a lush carfree island reached after a fun speedb http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-412512.html Hello all from the lovely island of Ihla Grande. After a few hours on a private minivan and a short boat ride we reached our colourful little hotel on the small island. Its a pity about the weather as it has been slightly overcast but at least it wasnt rainingThe Island is very small with a few nice restaurants bars hotels and jungle walks boating activities. We didnt have a great deal of t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-412050.html Tim Version Took the lazy transfer to Ilha Grande the giant fairly tropical really beautiful island. Lazed around mostly did one 4 hour decent hike to the other side of it to check out the surf beach and mentally finished my time in Brazil here really happy with what Ive doneThe happily lazing in the hostel version with some beach time thrown inLazy but loving it. Ilha Grande I thought http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-402348.html After spending a week in Rio de Janerio we were ready for some peace and quiet and a little beach time to recover We were in luck some of Brazil's most gorgeous beaches and exotic rainforests can be found 200 km south of Rio on the island of Isla Grande. Isla Grande boasts over 200 beaches and historically was a pirates hideaway and was later used as a prison. Interesting enough for us We l http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-399549.html Hello everyoneWell here we are just after arriving in Foz do Iguazu we have had the most relaxing and wonderful 3 days ever. We left Rio De Janeiro last Friday sadly such a cool place and waved goodbye to the Christ when on the bus to Angra dos Reis a few hours down the coast. We just missed the slow ferry by about 10 minutes and had to pay four times the price to go on the Catamaran fast ferr http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-395424.html Just taking a quick second to check in and upload some pictures. We left Rio on Tuesday for Ilha Grande a small amazing island that is an hour drive and an hour boat ride from Rio. There are no cars or ATMs on the island and it has only dirt cobblestone streets small shops restaurants and pousadas small hotels. Its a must if youre in the area. On the island is a great surfing beach http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-393601.html We asked the girl at the hostel in Copacabana where would we go for diving and snorkelling she advised us on a remote island called Ilha Grande. So off we wentAs you can see we had a great time here stayed in a hostel called Hostel Aquarius and it was right along the beach. The island probably took about 7hrs total by bus and by boat. It was amazing. No atms on the island but we were fortunate http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-386231.html Day 1 Saturday Ihla Grande looks like something out of a movie specifically Jurassic Park 2. The water is a bright green the terrain is mountainous and lush green foliage covers everything. Getting off the boat I had no idea where I was going. I had the name and address of the place I was staying but that was it. The place was a little difficult to find as the streets didnrsquot have mark http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-383953.html This was going to be tight as I was told there was only one boat and it left at 130. This was supposedly a 2 and a half hour bus ride. I ran into a girl from the hostel who was also going to Ihla Grande in the terminal. We got seats next to each other but didnrsquot talk much as we were both asleep most of the time. What was supposed to be a 2 and a half hour bus ride turned out to be a 4 hour http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-383948.html Hello Irsquom sat in our hostel in a place called Paraty 2 hours south of Ilha Grande the tropical inland i wrote the last blog from. We spent 4 days there in hot sunshine just thinking every moment how amazing it was. The island was something yoursquod see on an episode of Lost with steep tree covered mountains as the backdrop to the beaches. The more time wersquore spending in Brazil the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-381994.html So I am on my todd now as I think everyone I have met is on their way home Oh well this is the week that is meat for chilling and relaxing after the madness of carnival..........I get to the bus station and there are a lot of people all looking to get the same bus funny as I seem to book the only seat yesterday So I chat to a couple of Irish girls and it looks like they are every 15ish mi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-381458.html xxx http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-374909.html Ilha Grande is an island located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state and part of the municipality of Angra dos Reis. The island is largely undeveloped and noted for its scenic beauty which includes tropical beaches and a rugged landscape. The island once held a notorious prison which was open until 1994. This lack of human presence is the reason for its intact preservation making this place a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-371655.html I travelled to Ilha Grande with an English guy called Rob that id met in my hostel in Rio. We took a bus to the coastal town Angra dos Reis then got a boat to the island. Ilha Grande is the 3rd largest island in Brazil and has around 3000 inhabitants. There used to be a prison on the island and apparantly when the prison closed down none of the policemen that worked there wanted to leave the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-368779.html A blue bay a strip of beach a village with no cars green hills as backdrop...reminds me of Perhentian Kecil and little of Gili T. The community here is larger than the first yet there are no horses and carts here as on the second. It's also a much bigger island than either of them. It's a couple of hours south of Rio.I spent three days here hanging out with some of the gang from Arraial Joaqu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-364706.html