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The big reason Sara had wanted to come here was that a few years ago on TV she saw a documentary that included a piece on Laguna and how the dolphins here help the local fisherman to catch fish. They herd the fish towards them and then jump up to signal the men to throw their nets.
Laguna 19 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Laguna 11 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Laguna 13 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
Laguna 16 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Now THIS is a trike!
Laguna 45 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Blumenau
Leaving the island we headed south on the 101 and then west on the 282. From here we were on pavement, cobbles, and dirt on and off for 180 km to Blumenau.
Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 7.40.00 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
FILE2997 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
FILE3026 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Blumenau
We were parked out on the street in front of the hotel and a guy walks up to Dan and says in perfect English “ I saw you on Instagram!” Since we don’t have Instagram we did not believe hi, and what are the chances anyway, but he was correct since it was the kite surf shop on Florianopolis who had posted it!
10802614_556987621103482_1157628777_n by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
German immigrants originally settled this town, and the historic center reflects that.
DSC06255 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Rous
The largest rodent in the world can be found here. The capybaras are related to the Ginea pig, which is up to 4.5 ft long, 2 ft hight and 110 lb. They reminded us of the ROUS from the Princess bride.
DSC06269 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
DSC06268 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Morretes
It is HOT here and humid. It is only pleasant out at 8 am and after dusk. We are so glad we went with light colored suits and helmets for this exact reason. Today while riding it hit 38 plus the humidity. We headed out of Blumenau and north to Morretes in 225 km. This involved a short stint on the 101, but mostly on the secondary roads.
Screen Shot 2014-12-03 at 9.01.57 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
There was also a short ferry ride, which offered quite a nice breeze! The ferry loaded from the side and so it was roll on roll off for sure.
Screen Shot 2014-12-03 at 9.02.25 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
FILE3231 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
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Arriving in the town or Morretes we were very hot and while I was looking for a hotel, Dan was chatting to some locals who also have an 800 GS. We settled for the place on the river, mostly because it was the cheapest and had air con. We were practically melting by now.
morretes 16 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
morretes 17 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr
It poured rain all night and so we followed the advice of riders Tomas and Claudia who we met in Quito. “ If it is raining just stay another day and go tomorrow”. So we did that and wow is it so much nicer and cooler today at 17 (94% humidity). We decided to do a little canoe float down the now very full river.
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The big reason Sara had wanted to come here was that a few years ago on TV she saw a documentary that included a piece on Laguna and how the dolphins here help the local fisherman to catch fish. They herd the fish towards them and then jump up to signal the men to throw their nets.
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Ha I remember watching the very same documentary.
We had a similar experience re: the included breakfast with our first hotel in Mexico last weekend. We're used to the anemic "continental" breakfasts in Canada and the US, our hotel in Hermosillo had a smorgasbord of yummy dishes lined up on the morning. It was quite the contrast.
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