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Morro da Igreja
We stayed in a small hostal and met Frank and Laurence a super nice couple from Lyon.
DSC06011 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
We rode out of town 30 km to the Morro da Igreja or church hill. This is the highest point in southern Brazil and it is here that they recorded the lowest temperature ever in Brazil at – 17.8 degrees celcius. This is the only place in Brazil that has ever had snow. From the tourist office you obtain a free entrance security permit because there is a military airforce station on the mountain and they control access.
urubici 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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urubici 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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cascatas
On the way back just after the checkpoint we stopped at the Cascada Veu de Noiva, which located after a short walk on private land. This is a bridal veil fall.
urubici 18 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
urubici 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
On the other side of town and on the way south to Sao Joaquim is the Cascata do Avencal, which has a 100 m free fall.
urubici 23 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
urubici 24 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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25 Nov 2014
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Canion Forteleza
I will say this country is very civilized. Pulling in to Cambara do Sul we found a cheap Posada near the square and net Roge a biker on a BMW 650 who is from Sao Paulo. It started to really pour at about 3 pm and continued all night until about 6. By the time we got up at 8 the sun was shining again.
Cambara do sul 15 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 34 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Leaving Cambara do Sul we were following Roge on a tour of the Canyons. First we headed to Forteleza canyon, which is about 10 km of silky pavement and then 7 km of dirt sort of like a dry river bed. There is a 10 min walk to the canyon edge and its precipitous drop.
Screen Shot 2014-11-25 at 10.20.37 AM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 21 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 22 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 33 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 31 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 28 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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From here we backtracked to the town and then headed on the dirt towards the coast. The mountain ridge here has 4 passes, 3 are dirt (one of which comes out of Urubici, but it’s closed) and one is paved “Serra Rio de Rastro”.
Screen Shot 2014-11-25 at 10.22.09 AM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 35 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
This pass is only about 40 km, with the Itaimbezinho canyon at the almost half way mark. Here there is an entry fee and the park road is paved. We opted for the 40 min hike instead of the 6 km one. There are nice views of the canyon from this tail. On the way out we ran into Laurence and Frank again!
Cambara do sul 41 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 43 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 40 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Cambara do sul 38 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Bom Jardim da Serra
We drove up the main road and saw 5 bikes parked in front of a hotel and of course we stopped here. These were an awesome bunch of guys from the same club on an extended riding holiday. One even has a son who worked in Burnaby near our home. We had a fun night out with these great guys. Jean and Alexandra, who are from Florionopolis and Forteleza, joined us also.
bom jardim de serra 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 2 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 12 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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bom jardim de serra 18 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 14 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 15 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 23 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Laguna
We had a 34 km ride down hill to Lauro Muller where we stopped for a wash up, and then we headed off road after 15 km more at Orleans. Then we took the 390 off road for 45 km to hit the 101 and head north 30 km to Laguna.
Screen Shot 2014-11-24 at 5.45.32 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
bom jardim de serra 51 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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great R/R
You two always do a great job. Wonderful photos! Keep on keeping on and keep on sharing.
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Thanks
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You two always do a great job. Wonderful photos! Keep on keeping on and keep on sharing.
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Hey Mac
Thanks so much for the shout out! We really hope to be in your neighbourhood maybe by 2017?
Sara & Daniel
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Laguna
On the way to laguna about 10 km from the town we had a white car wave at us and take some pictures with their cell phone. This happens all the time, but today they stopped beside us at a light and handed us stickers from their Laguna Moto Club.
Laguna 2 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Laguna 4 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Carlos then asked if we needed anything. Dan said we were looking for a hotel and he said follow us. They drove us thru the historic district to a hotel just off the beach. He knew the owners spoke English. Carlos and Paula were so awesome they sent us the pictures and all their contact info incase we needed help. Carlos also posted a ton of stuff about us on his blog Utiama.com
Laguna 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Laguna 8 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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