Feliz Natal de Florianopolis!

After two days of energetic sightseeing in Iguazu, we still had more energy.. We arrived in Florianopolis slightly delayed and tired (after 10 hours of travelling), but very happy to hook up with Tonje again! And guess what..we had another friend managing to escape the cold, cold land in the north. Gro was arriving in a couple of days. Partytime! :))

Staying at Tucano House hostel is the ultimate way of spending Christmas! Supercool and always smiling staff, lovely breakfast with fruit salad, cakes and fresh bread (we are NOT used to that) and not to forget the delicious and cheap dinners! We loved it! :))

The perfect start to Christmas Eve was to be taken to a beautiful and remote island where the water is crystal clear and the sand white as snow.

And the perfect ending was to enjoy an excellent six course dinner including wine, together with the big Tucano family - 60 cheerful backpackers from all over the world. And who would have thought.. even Santa turned up! :)

As always there is a big party on Boxing Day (26th December) and we like traditions, but with a little twist this year. The biggest event of the year was about to take place and we didn´t want to miss out. We dressed up in our finest backpacker´s beach wear and got ready to pool party. The theme of the day was free champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and....Speedos!! ;)
Need we say we had a GREAT time? :)