Ilha do Mel or Honey Island in English is located almost directly east from Curitiba. Being 4 km at its closest from the mainland, the only way to get to this island is by boat. The island is a true paradise with no cars and only three small villages. So when my Canadian coworker invited me to join his group of foreign exchange interns I couldn't resist! The weekend was spent exploring this exotic island and it couldn't have gone any better.
Our first few moments on the island...
Our hostel... which was nice except for no hot water or heat. Wouldn't really have been an issue except for that at night the temperature must have dipped below freezing.
The first destination, Farol das Conchas on the far east of the island.
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| A top view of part of the crew. Yes Kurt (far left) is also taking a pic. |
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| About half way to the light house. |
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| The final push! |
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| Probably my favorite view of the trip. |
On our second day there we explored the other two major points on the island, Grutas das Encantadas and Fortaleza de NS dos Prazeres...
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| A view of the cave from above. |
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| And from the inside looking out. |
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| Praia de Fortaleza (Fortaleza Beach) It was cold but I made it into the water! |
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| The group in front of the fort. |
And just a random pic that I wanted to share...
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