On the day after we went for our hike we had another beautiful sunny day, so we decided to take one of the many “pirate” boat tours on offer. The highlight was a visit to a colonial fort on an island.
It was a party boat with a couple of people dressed up as pirates trying to get people to do the limbo without spilling their caipirinhas.
We stopped for lunch at a restaurant in a small fishing village.
We’ve had a lot of rain over the past couple of weeks, but we did get to enjoy some nice sunsets on the beach.
Ever since we entered Brazil, we’ve been seeing signs for a place called Beto Carrero World. Quinn first spotted one on our way into Sao Paulo, and we’ve been telling him that we’d try to find out where it is and go. It turns out it’s about 100km north of where we’re staying, so last Wednesday we got in the van and drove to the park.
The drive up was slow, with road construction turning what should have been a 2 hour drive into 3 hours of stop and go. But we made it, and now Quinn has decided that it’s best thing we’ve done on our whole big-big trip.
At the park entrance. Being there on a Wednesday in the off season meant we didn’t have to wait in lines all day.
Want to ride the same roller coaster over and over again? Okay!
They even had an authentic looking steam train that took us past various cowboy and dinosaur themed attractions.
At one point the train stopped and a couple of gauchos rode up on horseback to rob the train!
Random Christmas scene anyone? This was just after we left the scary dinosaur tunnel.
There were electric cars for Quinn to drive…
… and the bumper cars were a big hit too.
That’s about it from Florianopolis. This morning we leave to head South once again. We have another week exploring Southern Brazil, then we’ll be heading through Uruguay and back into Argentina. Thanks for reading!
I love reading about your tour through southern Brazil while listening to the Brazilian Fantasy radio program on KUVO Sunday evenings.
Hi Jimmy! Great to hear from you! The more time we spend in Brazil the more we find we like it. It’s going to end out being one of our favorite countries of the trip!
I have found that roller coasters and bumper cars will tickle your fancy well into adulthood. Thanks for the virtual journey. Hank
Yep, I can’t say our day at the park was only fun for Q!
Yay Quinn! Glad you had one of the most awesome days of your adventure. Keep having fun, dude! 🙂