Day 11 Paraty, Brazil

We anchored in the harbor outside the city of Paraty, Brazil, which required a 30 minute tender ride to arrive at the city. This is a lovely colonial era city that UNESCO has designated as a historical site. Landing at the pier we walked down a long uneven dock until reaching the cobblestone streets. These streets are the most uneven collection of stones ever collected, which made it difficult to walk without constantly looking where you were going to step. Well, looking at your feet all day did not provide a very good view of this pretty city. There weren’t many shops and the ones that were open did not have a lot to offer. We made a circular path around the perimeter of the city, which brought us near four separate churches in about a quarter mile square area. We were back on the boat in short order. Chris - I thought Paraty was a cute little beach town, not upscale but quaint. The buildings in the “town” were white colonial style and looked pretty against the grass and the water. Some were very “worn” but that added to the feel of the old town. As Paul mentioned, the cobblestones (or huge uneven rocks), were so worrisome about turning your ankle that you had to walk with your face down and thereby miss some of the ambiance of the town. There weren’t a lot of shops, but unlike some beach towns they were actually very unique and artistic. Curt and Paula loved one shop, had it not been so hot they may have bought something….they did get a calling card from there so something may make an appearance from there yet. Not very many “beachy” t shirt shops, but interesting jewelry and art galleries.