Ilha do Mel

 

We stayed an extra hour in Paraná for me to finish up some work and then we hit the road for a short and pleasant drive to Pontal do Sul. Everything was surprisingly simple. We rocked up to a covered parking place that Carol had already reserved and caught the next boat to Ilha do Mel (literally, Island of Honey) about 15 minutes later. Glad we didn't stress too much about purchasing the tickets in advance because it was really as easy as stepping to the window and asking for them. We rolled across the water which was filled with surprisingly big waves to a small island without motorized vehicles that has two little towns and a whole lotta protected forest and beach. We are staying in the largest of the towns, Encantadas, in a cozy little kitnet about 3 minutes from the waterfront shops and about a 15 minutes from the nearest good beach. So far, we have seen a set of dolphins and a bird the color of red velvet, played in the waves with our body board and enjoyed local live music and buffet livre. We still haven't learned why they call it the island of honey. Stay tuned.