@looktheworldintheeye
Look The World In The Eye
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Get In Touch

Circuit do Abraão, Cachoeira and Praia da Feiticeira

20/12/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Thursday we had a relatively relaxed day. We cruised around town, did some shopping (well Rach did) and had a bit of explore.

Up the opposite end of the village from where we were staying we found Circuit do Abraão, a short 1.5-2km walk past a few beaches, the islands old jail ruins and the aqueduct.

On our trip around the circuit we found the entrance to another path that led to Praia da Feiticeira and Feiticeira Cachoeira (waterfall). We decided we would come back on Friday and walk to it with some supplies. 

Thursday night we got dinner, rice, chicken, beans and salad just to mix it up and dessert from the local cake stall, chocolate covered strawberries for me, some form of cake or pie for Sean, always.

Friday morning we set off for the waterfall. It was only 2 km’s to the beginning of the path and another 3km to the waterfall however we had seriously underestimated the gradient of the hill we would be walking on the last few kms. It was similar to the first hill to Lopes Mendes, a little easier but longer. 

Again as the walk was through the forest and we were covered by the canopy it was very, very humid and muggy. There was sweat EVERYWHERE. 

Once we arrived at the waterfall we couldn’t wait to get in the water. Rach raced to the falls for the standard, "arms in the air, look how fantastic I am in front of this waterfall I’ve reached" photo. It was a good photo. Topped only by the next photo of Rach flat on her ass after her leg slipped into a gap between the rocks. She wasn’t hurt. So it was okay to laugh. 

We took plenty of pictures, rinsed off, de-sweated and headed on to Feiticeira beach. Now this walk was mostly down hill, which was a relief however it was still incredibly hot and still tricky (who knew havaianas weren’t grippy on dirt tracks).

It took us another 20-30 minutes and by the time we reached the beach we were praying there were taxis available to take us back to Abraão. There were. Hoorah!

We hung out at the beach for a little over an hour and then caught the taxi back to the village, R$20 well spent. 

We had lunch at a kilograma (of course) and relaxed for the rest of the day and night.

Saturday the weather was a little funky in the morning. Well it was slightly overcast for a couple of hours and then turned sunny again. We relaxed at the hostel and went for swims off the boat ramp .

Sunday morning we decided to get the ferry and 2 local buses to Trindade, rather than pay for the R$75 transfer, which would have only gotten us to Paraty.

It ended up costing us only R$27.50. A hefty saving if you ask me, and surprisingly easy considering our lack of Portuguese. We also managed to book bus tickets to Florianopolis for New Years Eve at  a bus station on the way through. Always good to not be stranded somewhere during the busiest week of the year.

The next 2 nights are at Trindade.
Here’s hoping to more good weather!

NB: My only regret from Ilha Grande was that I wasn’t filming when Rach was standing in front of the waterfall. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a video, god who knows what a video is worth. 

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Bec & Sean

    A couple of Aussies who love travelling, hiking, trail running and pretty much any activity you can do outdoors.

    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Argentina
    Australia
    Before You Travel
    Belize
    Bolivia
    Brazil
    Central America
    Chile
    Costa Rica
    Guatemala
    Honduras
    Itinerary
    Mexico
    North America
    Panama
    Peru
    South America
    Tasmania
    Thailand

    Archives

    October 2021
    March 2021
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    April 2020
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    June 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    March 2014
    May 2013
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011

Bec & Sean - Look The World In The Eye