Brasil, Bonito and Pantanal

Hey hey

Sorry we havent been posting but weve just returned to civilisation from 5 days in the Brazillian Swampland rainforest, the Pantanal. After arriving in Campo Grande, the main city you go through to get to the pantanal, we were bombarded with people trying to sell us tours, each one of them saying they were better than the others. We went with this guy called Gil, really just because he seemed pretty cool and so we took a 5 hour bus into the pantanal where we were eventually hooked up with our native indian guide, Marcelo.


Marcelo our guide

Had a really good time in the Pantanal, spent our time looking at animals (hundreds of aligators, few monkeys, capobara, armadillo to name a few) fishing for piranas, horse riding which was pretty heavy, inner tubing down rivers surrounded by more aligators and piranas and just generally cotching. Although it was consistently rice and beans, we were fed well and drank lots of Caprhinias, Brazils national drink..


A tatoo made from the juice of a fruit, lasts for 5 days and an insect that looks suspiciously like a leaf

From Pantanal we took another 5 hour bus to where we are now, Bonito. The hostel here is really nice and the people are friendly. Yesterday we went on a day trip to the main river to do abit of snorkelling. One of the most amazing things ive ever done, next to horse riding. You swim alongside the fish and they´re not small ones either.


Before and After Snorkelling

Later today we´re going to Rio De Janeiro, its going to be like 30 hours on buses so at the momment were just relaxing before it.

Thanks for commenting everyone, keep checking and BE GOOD!