We left Argentina with a bit of a sore head from the previous night. After dropping Kobi off at the Brazilian Embassy we slipped through the border without too much trouble. At this stage Kate and Alex would be just out from Florianopolis, having caught the bus the day before. Alex, one of Kate´s mates from school, had flown into South America from London. This was her last week here, so Kate gave up her spot on the bike to spend more time with her.
Foz do Iguacu (on the Brazilian side), is a small modern city, with a population of over 300,000 and is much larger than it´s Argentine neighbour. Just to the north of the city is the Itaipu Dam. The dam is the single largest power station in the world and was built jointly by Brazil and Paraguay. A truly impressive feat. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to take a tour around the dam, as we still had around 1000km to cover in just two days.
After catching some much needed rest at our half way point, a town called Gurabuava, we took off early with the aim of reaching Ilha de Santa Catarina (Flori) sometime before dark. The early morning fog threw up some terrible visability and the handful for trucks that pop out of the fog without lights on, certainly kept us on edge. We both agreed that we have never seen so many trucks on the road..Brazil is full of them! None the less we arrived in Florianopolis without too many issues.
The following morning we meet up with Blair and Ned who had come to the end of their travels from Perth. 70 hours or so in transit is a mean task for anyone, and the boys certainly looked like they needed a few cold beers. Ned had arranged to have us all stay at his cousins house in a beautiful little surf town called Ferrugem, which is around 80km south of Flori. So that arvo everyone jumped on the local bus and we got on the bikes to set off for what was to be our ´Jungle´ house for the next 10 days!
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