Days 10-12 (21 to 23 November)

We wake up really early on Wednesday and the day was cloudy so we decided to do some trekking around the island. First we went to a bakery shop to have some breakfast and also we bought some bread and cheese to make sandwiches for our trip. Ilha Grande is a nice island because there are no motor vehicles there, so it was a really relaxing place.

Days 8-9 (19 and 20 November)

On Monday we went to the beaches in Búzios (Geriba, Ferradurinha). We like to walk so we took our day pack and we went to explore the beaches. The water was really cold so we just walk along the beaches, walking trough the little streets and enjoying the sun.

Days 6-7 (17 and 18 November)

On Saturday we went to the botanic garden, which is a huge and beautiful park where we spent all morning walking around. The entrance fee is 15 reais per person but it is worth a visit. We were amazed by the bamboo forests and the orchids. After the garden we walk to the Lagoa Rodrigues de Freitas where we got a bus and then an Uber to the coach station.

The first five days of our trip around the world! (Oporto and Rio de Janeiro)

Finally after so long our trip around the world has started! It was a big challenge to fit everything we need for a full year travelling into a backpack, but we managed to put everything with a weight under 8kg each! Ari is very good at packing and now that she learned a new technique to pack everything divided in small bags (thanks Sharon for the advice), she ended up preparing the backpacks for both of us. That's perfect because I'm terrible at packing.