Trip around the Lagoon


Sunday is a special day for me, especially when I go on a boat trip around the magic Conceição Lagoon.
The trip was provided by Dieter, the captain of Ondança boat. He runs tours in the lagoon, canal da barra and also to the nearby islands.
The weather was suspicious in the morning: a light rain pouring with some clearings in the clouds, but during spring don’t trust what you see.
We embarked around 10:00 am on a pier located at the end of Rendeiras avenue. We started exploring the canal da barra, where the lagoon connects with the sea, an interesting tour where you see waterfront houses, typical vegetation, birds and fishermen communities doing their work.
Out of the canal we headed to Costa da Lagoa, another community located in the Northwestern part of the lagoon, popular for the waterfront seafood restaurants. At this time the weather has changed in to a fantastic bright suny day. The hills covered with Atlantic forest and the Guarapuvu trees with blooming flowers make a fantastic scenery. We reached our first stop, the Lagoa Azul restaurant, around 13:00 and while our lunch was being cooked we visited a local waterfall - which unfortunately was dry because of the recent low rainfall - and also climbed up to an outlook to see the lagoon from another perspective.
The lunch, included in the tour, was delicious and we spent the time having good conversation until we decided to go to the last part of the tour, the northern part of the lagoon where is located a sand strip called Saquinho. We stopped there for a while having drinks and chatting. The friendly atmosphere of the boat was the special ingredient that made the trip so pleasant. After that we departed to Rio Vermelho river mouth, enjoying the beautiful nature around us. Dieter and Annemarie, owners of Ondança, have an immense respect for the nature and care about preservation, aspects that reflect the way the tours are conducted.
And then around 16:30 we navigated back to Rendeiras avenue to end our trip. The sun, the colors, the wind, everything was perfect in this lovely Sunday late afternoon.
Ondança has many types of tours and also charters for groups. For more information please visit the website www.ondanca.com .