Paraty

Yesterday we paid our mooring bill, stopped at the fuel dock then went to anchor out until later. At 5:45 pm we weighed anchor and headed for Paraty on the Brazilian mainland. It was a 78 mile trip and we anchored this morning at 9:30 am. The passage was uneventful except for some rain and some fishing boats we had to dodge.

We took our dingy in and met with Leonardo, the marina manager. Even though we are anchored out we are able to use some of the facilities of the marina.

We caught a bus into town and met with the port captain to have our papers signed. Lunch was next at a lovely restaurant in the old part of town where the streets are cobbled and are flooded at certain high tides but that is okay, all of the entrances are up a step.

On the way back to the marina we hired a boat taxi so we had some views of town.

Tomorrow we plan to go to Ilha Grande!