Paraty

After leaving Rio, it was a three-quarter day drive down the coast to Paraty. This small town has a very historic center, which is well preserved. It dates back to the 18th century when gold made this region very rich.

We had two full days in this town. On the first day, there was an included boat cruise. We didn´t go too far by boat before anchoring at a great beach. After swimming for a while, we pulled anchor to go to another beach, for another swim. This we did several more times. In between, we had lunch served on board. A very relaxing day, with good weather.

On the second day, we were able to do our own thing. Five of us went on a jeep tour, going to three different waterfalls. At the first, we could just dive in to the pool of water below the small waterfall. At the second, we used a swing rope to splash into the water below. At the third, the rocks formed a natural waterslide. While we went down on our back side, the locals went dowm standing up, which was really impressive. Again another relaxing day.