Reggae, fishing in the village and 250 km of fine sand !

Difficult to leave the Island of Florianópolis for our two adventurers in 125 … Last weekend at the hotel with a view of the sea, reggae concert and fishing in the village before taking the road back to Uruguay. .. 19th episode: Jah Brazil !

The island of Florianópolis is so pleasant that it is difficult to leave … Gueko, owner of the hostel in the village of Armaçao, invites us to spend the weekend in his hotel with a view of the sea. Reggae concert local on Saturday evening Brazilian style, surf atmosphere and cool attitude guaranteed, what could be better? We leave Gueko as if we had known him for ten years, exchange of emails, good guy this guy, thank you again !

We take the coast road to avoid the BR 101, its three lanes and its tolls. We take the opportunity to admire the coast and the various typical villages. In fact, in Santa Marta, where a Frenchman built a lighthouse, a general fishing trip takes place on the beach of the village, probably bringing together all the locals in the area..

Typical scene: the inhabitants bring in their hands a huge net covering the entire bay, with a ton of taihina (sort of mule?) In the end. Let yourself be tempted by this delicious barbecue fish !

This Wednesday, we resume our journey along the coast. The sun is still present despite the rather cool air. In Laguna, we admire the dolphins chasing fish at the entrance to the port and we look in vain for right whales in La Vila.

As we noticed that two spokes dropped on the motorcycles, we stopped in a Yamaha dealership at nightfall. The mechanics and salesmen kindly invite us to a barbecue behind the shop, where they make us taste their meat in a well-motorized atmosphere. !

The road follows its course this sunny Thursday: the kilometers follow one another quietly … a little too much, precisely! As the terminals progress, Beru’s 125 purrs loudly when it decelerates … It trembles, nothing very normal: it comes from the engine, according to our hot analysis … Immediate stop at the first village at the looking for a mechanic to diagnose the problem, but it’s a public holiday in Brazil and it is very difficult to find an open shop … Joel kindly opens his garage to us, but his diagnosis is severe…

From what is translated from Portuguese, it looks like "bearing in the traction arm too worn, according to weight, use made, luck" … No choice: the change of the part is imperative and the motorcycle spend the day there…

This Saturday, we go along the coast bordered by steppes with the sand dunes in the distance. As the kilometers go, we find false tunes of the Argentine pampas: the Gauchos, local cowboys (read), are more and more present on horseback and we even come across a rodeo training !

During the Santa Marta fishing trip, a Brazilian biker we met gives us a good biker lode: 250 km of fine sand along the sea to the Uruguayan border! The longest beach in the world to be covered by motorbike. Sympathetic on paper !

The beginning of the beach is not beautiful: the industrial port of Rio Grande, in the distance, has better scenery … But 10 kilometers later the beach widens and the wet sand allows us to have a better grip: let’s go for 250 km of sand, without any village or human being! Along the way, only a stray pig and a fox disrupt our cruising speed to the bottom! The feeling of freedom reminds us of the Salar d’Uyuni (read), for our greatest pleasure !

Today we are in Chuy, a border town: adios Brazil, vamos in Uruguay, the last country in the loop … Stay tuned !

PE and Beru

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