Surfing in Santa Catarina

After an overnight bus from Foz to Florianopolis I found myself on a beautiful beach in a little town called Barra da Lagoa on the island of Santa Catarina. The world surfing championships were being held just down the road on the next beach, but mid-week my beach was pleasantly sleepy. The whole island is one stunning beach after another and suprisingly undeveloped.

I decided to take a couple of surfing lessons, and was pleased to find I could still stand up most of the time. The next challenge is timing the waves on my own which is suprisingly difficult.

When the weekend rolled around, the town was suddenly flooded with people, and I decided it was time to move on. Next stop Parati.