Renting a car, easy as pushing a button!

Florianopolis was a blast! No easier way to say it. I loved showing Meg the city. We flew in and Meg met the fam. I was so excited, they all kept saying “miuto difference” or very different. I love how some people think we look so alike and others not at all. As long as she keeps looking older than me! Well we went to dinner for pizza (yep again) with Bea and Rodrigo. It was so delicious and we had some fun. Meg tasted her first ciaparinia and Rodrigo told them it was her birthday! Well the staff at Papperellas decided to come singing full out with a pizza pan to bang and a horn to blow in our ears! It was hilarious. And they brought a cake with suckers stuck all around it and a candle in the middle! I loved it. Well Meg cut into her cake and took a bite to find it was just raw pizza dough!!!!!!! Hilarious! We could not stop laughing!

The next day we rented a car (thanks dad). It was super sweet! The car had a key that was a card and you pushed the button to start the car. Well lets just say we had an adventure before we even left the parking lot! We drove around the south end of the island, had lunch on a little beach, Almacao, and after went exploring the rocks on the island by the beach. It was so fun. Then we drove all the way around to the west end of the island, bought a couple beers and sat on a tiny little beach (if you could call it that) and watched the sun go down over the mainland. It was beautiful, and we had a very long and awful photo shoot!

Wednesday I showed Meg the north end of the island. We went to Praia Mole, Barra Da Lagoa, had lunch at a great restaurant on the lake, and got some delicious ice cream. I even found a fish I liked, it was swimming in catupry cheese! We sat and watched the sun go down in Santo Antonio, looking out at the bay, it was great. Then we met up with Bea, Rodrigo, and Vo to enjoy Casa do Pastel! Bea and Vo had never been so I was very excited to show them.

Thursday we had to return the car then explored centro a little. We were tired, and Meg wasn’t feeling to great, so we headed home early and watched a movie. Then we went and got our fingers and toes painted (its cheap here) and grabbed dinner with Bea. The next morning we hung out for a while and then Meg had to go to the airport. I was very sad to see her go. I loved our time together. It went by to quickly. I can not wait to travel with Meg again, although Tim will have to join us, Meg missed him too much!

In the photos:

1. one of the good photos from the long photo shoot, 2. megs birthday cake, 3. the sweet car key, 4. the beautiful view from our own private beach, 5. mmm casa do pastel with bea and vo, 6. meg getting introduced to the greatest meal in florianopolis, 7. Traveling the island, 8. the beautiful sunset