A weekend at the beach - Florianopolis

Pria Moli - the "see and be seen" beach. 

Waves crashing, island in the distance

Catching some sun - don't worry SPF 70 is on... though I still got burned :( (Mom, I TRIED!!)

Sun setting on the lake inside the island, outside my hostel.

Hostel, complete with hammocks

All cleaned up from the beach, just enjoying the sunset

The lake, inside the island

Hammock!  Love just hanging out.

Small boats that would go out on the lake to fish and take

So here are a few photos of my weekend trip to Florianopolis, an island off the southern coast of Brazil.  It is pretty unique because the city is actually half on the island, and half on the mainland continent and is connected via a bridge.  The island is actually sizable as the airport is on the island half of the city.  In the center of the island there is a lake which is freshwater.  So it is fun to be able to swim in the fresh water or the salt water, or both on the same day!

One event that I didn't have my camera with me for was sand dune boarding.  It was a lot of fun, but I got sand in places you never want sand.  Essentially it is snowboarding down these giant sand dunes.  I tried doing it standing up in true snowboarding fashion yet continued to take falls into the sand and coat myself evenly with the rough stuff.  So I swapped my board for a sand dune sled type thing and had much more fun going down on that.  However, going down is not enough fun to warrant the huge climbs back up.  I was done after about 5-6 goes. 

I also applied liberal amounts of sunscreen (SPF 70) yet still managed to get burned.  Lacy calls me porcelain skinned and I was hoping to become normal colored, but I'm not... still porcelain in some places and now lobster colored in others.  I don't understand... SPF 70, applied like 3-4 times and immediately after getting out of the water or as soon as I start to feel too hot... what am I doing wrong??