Saturday August 16^th – Day 6

            Today we drove from the hotel in Florianopolis to Apuama rafting in Santa Catarina, Brazil on Rio Cubatao do Sul.  The weather was a little rainy and cooler, but we were given wet suits.  Rafting was such a rush and so fun! The scenery was beautiful even with the fog resting low on the mountains.  In the very beginning we went over a waterfall that must have been at least 6 feet tall and then through the remainder of the tour which consisted of tons of rapids around class 3 or 4.  We stopped at one point where we had the option to jump into the water; it was freezing but completely worth it.  We also walked under a small waterfall farther down the river. 

            Soaking wet and cold we were driven to our hotel at Aguas Mornas Hot Spring Resort.  After we had all warmed up and showered we had lunch at the resort, which was delicious.  We went to the sauna and then into the pools filled with hot spring water.  It was a very relaxing day filled with tons of food and coffee.  The resort had loads of things to do such as a game room, bikes, tennis courts, etc.  Unfortunately the weather was not nice enough to take part in these activities.  During dinner a live band was playing and people were dancing, it was very enjoyable.