More about the Honey

The story behind the name of the "Island of Honey" wasn't all that fun after all. Before the colonizers came, it was allegedly a place where native people gathered honey. 😞

We did a long (13 mile) hike from the town of Encantadas, along the beaches, to an old Portuguese fort and back through the forest. The hike probably wasn't worth the effort but the forest near the fort was fantastic; lush and green with feathery moss carpeting the ground and hanging in the trees.  We very much enjoyed the swimming at Praia Grande and dug the vibe of the little town of Brasilia. We would almost certainly stay in Brasilia, rather than Encantadas, if we were to return -- but we would also make a point of walking, biking, or boating to Encantadas for the purpose of eating at the Fim da Trilha Pousada. It was that good. Four nights was a good number of nights to stay, but it would be nice to have more time. Definitely "vale a pena" as the Brazilians say. Now we are on to Curitiba to clean up and stock up for the Minas Gerais leg of our Journey which starts tomorrow.