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Hey Guys!
B here! Well we made it to Rio, and as yet havent been robbed! yey!
Said goodbye to our hero Ed (We miss you!) and we headed off to Miami airport. As we are not flying out of Brazil (we are crossing the border on a bus at some point) was a minor hold up at check in as the airline communicated with the Brazilian Government! Anyway we left pretty much on time, and landed in a thunderstorm in Panama some three hours later.
Then had a lovely three hour wait for the plane to Rio. This was delayed. Flight was OK, seven hours long (red eye) so managed to get a a few hours sleep. Arrived in Rio at about 6am Brazil time! Collected our bags (which were nice and damp thanks to the transfer in Panama!) and got a taxi to Copacabana.
Drove through quite a rough area and got to see some of the favelas. Taxi driver gave us a guided tour on the way, with Sugar Loaf Mountain on the left and Christ the Redeemer above us hiding in the clouds!
Arrived out our hostel about 7am, and couldnt check in until 2pm! So we had a wander round Copacbana and got a buffet breakfast. The area certainly isnt as pretty as expected and is somewhat hot and dirty! But most places dont look great when you have spent a day travelling with only a couple of hours sleep! Spent the rest of the day waiting at the hostel to check in. Looked at the guide book though to plan our days here and where to go next!
Hostel is OK. Nice communal areas (there are some people smoking some sort Shisha Bong thing outside as we speak - drug free kind!) and the room is OK. We have only found two toilets though, and when we arrived the water was off! Not good! Anyway as per we set about unpacking and making our little corner home! (bottom bunks this time so no climbing on strangers or fear of falling to my death!) Have just been to a Rodizio (think Bem Brasil!) and had our first Caiphrina (that aint spelt right!). Not much planned for tonight, are exhausted but dont want to go to bed and mess up our sleep patterns! Think we are off to Chirst the Redeemer tomorrow!
Miss you all! Lots of Love
B&T
P.S. For my Mother, Mr Green and Ms Fuller I cannot find an apostrophe key on this portuguese keyboard, so be quiet!
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