After spending my birthday in Salvador, all of a sudden time seemed to have moved far too quickly and we only had a week left in Brazil. Some friends had tipped us off that Boipeba, an island in the Tinharo archipelago, south of the more touristy Morro de Sau Paulo, was a fantastic place to see. We were told of unspoilt beaches, dense Atlantic Rainforest and clear calm waters. Sounded great, we had to check this out! Armed with some fantastic directions (thanks Demo!), we got the ferry to Bom Despacho, the bus to Graciosa and arrived with time to have a slap up lunch at the ferry dock before the 2pm boat. We boarded the cute ferry, made friends with some Swiss people and waited for the ferry to leave. The ferry was broken
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