HI GUYS JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SEND YOU A LITTLE EMAIL (IN CAPS, BECAUSE THIS KEYBOARD IS RUBBISH) TO SAY THAT I AM HERE. I JUST CAN,T BELEIVE THIS DAY HAS COME. I MUST SAY, I NEARLY DIDN,T MAKE IT. IT WAS SO SAD SAYING GOODBYE TO EVERYONE AND I WAS VERY SCARED ABOUT COMING ON MY OWN, BUT I AM SO GLAD I DID. I MADE A NICE FRIEND ON THE PLANE. THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE TRAVELLING. ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR FLIGHTS WERE TRAVELERS. AFTER MAKING ONE FRIEND I COULDN,T STOP MYSELF AND WAS TALKING TO EVERYONE. IN THE END SARAH, JAMES AND I CAUGHT A TAXI TOGETHER INTO TOWN. POOR OLD JAMES WAS DROPPED OFF IN A REALLY DODGY AREA. HIS FACE WAS A PICTURE, I DON,T THINK HE WANTED TO GET OUT OF THE TAXI! SARAH HAD A LOVELY HOTEL AND I HAD A COOL HOSTEL. REALLY NICE AREA (WELL FOR BRAZIL) CALLED IPANEMA. ABOUT A 5 MINUTE WALK TO THE BEACH. I SETTLED IN MY HOSTEL, HAD A SHOWER AND THEN WALKED TO THE BEACH. VERY NICE. THE BEACH IS WHAT I EXPECTED. LOTS OF HUNKY BRAZILIAN MEN WALKING AROUND IN LITTLE SPEEDO!! I HAD TO CLOSE MY EYES SOMETIMES. VERY NICE BODIES AS WELL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, 1) THE LOVE THEMSELF AND 2) THEY ARE GAY!!!! NEVERMIND, IT IS GREAT TO LOOK AT!! AFTER SWEATING BUCKETS, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO HOSTEL. GOT LOST!!! DON,T KNOW HOW? SO IN THE END GOT A TAXI TO COPACABANA. WHERE I AM DUE TO MEET SARAH AND JAMES. CAN,T FIND THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE DUE TO MEET SO AM IN HERE WRITING TO YOU. THEY HAVE MY NUMBER SO I,M SURE I,LL CATCH UP WITH THEM LATER. HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME PICTURES AND SOME STORIES SOON. TAKE CARE. LOVE ANNA XX