Florianopolis, Brazil- The Beach! And more troubles with accommodations...

Ola Everyone,

 

We have safely arrived in Florianopolis, Brazil.  The whole area is referred to as Florianopolis although that is the main city on the island.  Technically, we are on Santa Catarina Island in a smaller town called Lago Conceicao.  We arrived last night, but unfortunately, we learned that the hostel didn't have any internet or running water.  Uuuugh!  Today the internet and running water seem to be fixed for now although both appear to be temperamental.

 

We went to Mole Beach (Praia Mole) today which is the closest beach to the hostel and also the most popular.  The island is large though, and there are many beaches and places where you can feel alone even during the busy holidays.  The traffic on the island is bad.  The only have single lane roads and they have to navigate some mountainous terrain.  With the holiday traffic, it is especially bad.  The island still has a undeveloped feel to it though because of the mountains and lush vegetation.  It is a pretty place as long as you can get to where you want to go.

 

It was overcast today so the weather was not the best for the beach.  However, it was still crowded because of the holidays and Ozell and I enjoyed our time outside.  This particular beach has some huts and buildings along the dunes which serve as bars and gathering places.  We walked down the beach a little bit and soon found the "gay" area.  It was pleasant enough and there was a mix of hot and average guys.  We know we are in Brazil because most of the guys wear either Speedos or the small square pants bathing suits.  The beach is pretty with sizable dunes and vegetation on the landward side, light beige sand, and green blue water.  There are also some rocks flowing into the ocean which separate this beach from an adjoining beach to the north.  That beach happens to be the nude beach.

 

I am hungry now so I am going to grab something to eat.

 

We didn't bring the camera today so I don't have any pictures to post or attach to this post.  I will try to take some tomorrow.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean