Day 34-36: Barra do Una

We spent the next few days relaxing at the beach. Caio, his friend Mauro and I drove to Barra do Una, a beach about 2 hours north of the city. Caio's family has a lovely home in a small residential area which is a 1 minute walk away from the beach. We were lucky we had great warm weather (since it's been pretty cool in São Paulo). We had a fun 3 days just relaxing by the beach in the morning, eating, relaxing some more, watching movies at night, and cooking. :)

The drive to the beach. Weather looking good!

Walking to the beach

Steps to paradise

The beach. Nice sand and the waves were pretty big. Caio's brother goes surfing here.

At one end of the beach were the river meets the sea.

Mauro, me, Caio

View from the beach to the houses

Caio's lovely home

Making brigadeiro for the night.

Brigadeiro - a sinful chocolate sweet made of condensed milk and cocoa powder

More food making

A yummy tuna spread

Catching the sunset on the second day

Caio making risotto for dinner on our second night

Mushroom and tomato risotto with baked potato strings

Getting some sun on the last day before heading back to the city

On the drive home we passed by the hill to get a view of the beach. The sea in the background and the river in the foreground. (Don't mind the ugly sign).