Never mind, I'll do it myself

The British docs and I headed to the island paradise of Ilha Grande. On the way there, we had lots of fun with my Brazilian Portuguese phrase book. We started translating some of the phrases from the romance section to the Brazilians on the boat. Sure enough, it started with the expected "Would you like to dance?" and then progressively increased the level of intimacy of the conversation but the final phrase caused roaring laughs on the boat since it was the very useful "Never mind, I'll do it myself."



The purpose for going to Ilha Grande was relaxation at the beach. It certainly was that. The hostel was on the water and had a beach right next to it.










We took a boat to the beach Lopes Mendes, reputed by some as the best beach in Brazil. On the way there, I saw this boat floating by itself. I thought the water was beautiful. On the way there, we also had dolphins swimming next to our boat but I didn't get a photo :-(







Lopes Mendes was beautiful, warm and had good surfing.








Ilha Grande brought good times at the beach and very interesting conversations with my traveling companions, but the energy of Rio was calling me back. I was sad to part way with the Brits who were keen on more beach. A backpacker's world in South America is small, it would be great if our paths crossed again...