Slept in!!! Boy did we need that . . . Then for a wander to Copocobana Beach for a swim and 'people watch - again. The each was full of hawkers selling every concievable item - first wave was chair and umbrella rental, then bikinis, hats, Jeweley, sarongs, cashews, even kids blow up pools and beach toys. In the afternoon we went for a tour to see Christ The Redeemer statue. Picked up from hotel the taken to the 'cog' train to be hauled up the mountain side f...

Bit overcast and mountains shrouded in cloud. Off on a tour of the city and Sugarloaf Mountain. While waiting in the foyer we met two Aussie couples doing the same tour, heading to Iguazu on the same flight to Buones Aires and doing the same cruise. We did the city part of the tour first in the hope that the clouds would burn off Sugarloaf Mountain. We visited a pyramid/cone shaped cathedral and even though it was Good Friday, it was far from crowded. We ma...

Continued our long day/night flight and arrived at our hotel in Rio de Janiero at about 4pm. We were well situated, on the headland with 5 min walk to Ipanema Beach and about 10 min walk to Copocobana Beach. After we checked in we went for a wander, then returned, showered, changed and went to dinner at a seafood restaurant on Ipanema Beach. We tried some local Brazilian fare - yum. Turned in early for an early start the next day.