I meant to post this last night...
We just arrived in Paraty (6:30pm). The drive from Rio was five hours and we passed by some striking costal scenery. I thought that rio's topography was unique, but the sight of large rocks/small mountains jutting out from the ocean and larger mountains inland extends down the coast. There were many small towns that occupied little inlets as well. Really beautiful stuff.
Our bus carried 15 gringos - all if Dave's friends from high school, college, an Fuqua. An interesting bunch. One girl worked in the same building that i did in dc (1717h.. She works for chemonix), a few were intrigues by fsg, one guy moving to Laos to to de-mining stuff, a couple bankers who knew where my brother worked. And dave's sister who is a riot and definitely fits in portland. Good crew.
Anyway, our rooms were messed up (then fixed), so my negotiating genius got us all free caparinhas.
Off to eat and then to drink...
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This morning josh and I went for a 25-minute run, and now we are about to go rent a schooner for the day and hop from island to beach and so on. This place is surreal. It's a very small town - population 30,000. The town of Paraty doesn't have a sandy beach, but there are about 50 beaches around here that you can take a boat to. The historic center (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is blocked off to cars, and has massive cobblestone streets. The old buildings are populated with mostly expensive restaurants and artisan shops. This weekend there's going to be a jazz festival in town.
Here's a couple pics from Google Images (I tried to pick images that are pretty true to life).
We just arrived in Paraty (6:30pm). The drive from Rio was five hours and we passed by some striking costal scenery. I thought that rio's topography was unique, but the sight of large rocks/small mountains jutting out from the ocean and larger mountains inland extends down the coast. There were many small towns that occupied little inlets as well. Really beautiful stuff.
Our bus carried 15 gringos - all if Dave's friends from high school, college, an Fuqua. An interesting bunch. One girl worked in the same building that i did in dc (1717h.. She works for chemonix), a few were intrigues by fsg, one guy moving to Laos to to de-mining stuff, a couple bankers who knew where my brother worked. And dave's sister who is a riot and definitely fits in portland. Good crew.
Anyway, our rooms were messed up (then fixed), so my negotiating genius got us all free caparinhas.
Off to eat and then to drink...
This morning josh and I went for a 25-minute run, and now we are about to go rent a schooner for the day and hop from island to beach and so on. This place is surreal. It's a very small town - population 30,000. The town of Paraty doesn't have a sandy beach, but there are about 50 beaches around here that you can take a boat to. The historic center (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is blocked off to cars, and has massive cobblestone streets. The old buildings are populated with mostly expensive restaurants and artisan shops. This weekend there's going to be a jazz festival in town.
Here's a couple pics from Google Images (I tried to pick images that are pretty true to life).
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