Bonito

Bonito is a small tourist town located on the Southern tip of the Pantanal. We stayed at a farm house located 1 hour outside of Bonito. This house is owned by friends of Fu and was a great glimpse into the country life of Brazil. The main attractions in and around Bonito include crystal clear rivers, caves, rafting, and many other wilderness activities. We did our best to check out all the activities, including the blue lake, tubing, river rafting, and a 7 waterfall tour. By far the highlight of the activities in Bonito was snorkeling in the Rio Sucuri (anaconda). This river has crystal clear water given a blue tint because of the snail shells that decompose on the bottom of the river. Since it is a moving river you really don't swim you just float down the river trying not to touch anything. The entire float takes about 3 hours but the entire time there are fish swimming all around you. Very cool!

View from in the river.

Our days consisted of touring Bonito and our evenings were spent hanging out in the farming community of Nioaque. The people in this community were amazing. The area is quite poor, but the people were so friendly and warm. We were even invited to a community BBQ, were we really got to understand the daily lives of these people. After 4 nights in Bonito Reid and I made our way alone, without the help of our tour guides (Fu and Carla). The good news is we survived.

Bonito, Brazil