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So I´m in Rio internet is very expensive here everything is very expensive here this will be a very brief and random blog. I also have not slept in 36 hours and just finished a book by James Frey which may make me write funny. :)
So I left Manaus got on another boat with the Columbians and other randoms made more friends met crazy crazy Israeli guy called Adam Dutch couple American couple French couple. This boat not as good as the last one crowded full of hammocks people drunk people loud people loud music loud engine five days food not included. Too noisy moved hammocks got rained on didn´t sleep much read a lot ate lots of cookies. Got off in Santarem for a few hours ate food walked around. Julian´s birthday made capahrinas as a group lost one hat and one bottle liquor to the boat. Got lost in the middle of the amazon spent two hours driving around in the boat with the searchlight on captain says no we´re not lost.
Arrive in Belem late get off boat policce drug test sniffer dogs takes two hours get taxi to bus station buy ticket to Sobral go to hostel go meet crazy German go out have hamburgers go on dodgems see crazy fiesta people wearing stupid clothes doing stupid dance. Go back to hostel sleep in bed for first time in five days sleep well get up early run around book plane ticket Fortaleza to Rio get stressed run get money run to bus station get ticket meet Columbians and Israeli get on bus take valium sleep for 18 hours. Wake up in Sobral get another bus to somewhere beginning with J takes four hours.
Get truck one hour to Jericoacoara find paradise after 10 days of boats and buses. Meet crazy Larissa the couchsurfer Columbians stay with her me and Adam stay in hostel. Go to beach sunbathe swim do yoga almost drown rescued by Julian think about surfing. Make cocktails drink cocktails. Next day go to beach sunbathe swim am supervised no drowning today think about surfing. Watch capoeria watch sunset watch night watch stars. Next day go to beach sunbathe swim no drowning no surfing. Get sunburnt. Take bus to Fortaleza alone get taxi to airport costs more than the nine hour bus ride to Fortaleza. Get to airport get on plane fly to Rio don´t sleep finish my book.
Get bus to Ipanema walk to hostel too expensive walk to another too expensive walk to another too expensive. Walk round in circles locate STA office decide to go to Copacabana beacuse it´s cheaper walk there find cheaper hostel eat breakfast go straight to STA. Wait in queue talk to receptionist she no comprehendo I no comprehendo her. I get told to wait I wait. Receptionist avoids me avoids eye contact pretends to be busy I stand right by the desk. When she starts refilling stapler I try again. This time she gets someone who can speak English. They ask I explain I don´t have my ticket I need it reissued they tell me to wait I wait. They come back they say they´re busy can I come back Monday I say no my flight´s on Wednesday by this time they close in half an hour. I tell them I spent all day and night travelling to get here Saturday morning to sort this out, the website says leave two days to reissue ticket I´ve left five. They say it´s different because Brazil is an affiliate not the same company takes longer no time. I argue they listen they call Sao Paulo they tell me Sao Paulo office just closed I´ve been there two hours by this point. They tell me I need to get ticket reissued they need to phone Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo needs to phone STA main office get clearance get ticket fedex-ed to Rio I have to pay may get here by Wednesday may not. Can´t do anything until Monday I need to go back Monday morning and they´ll see then.
Tired waiting to sleep till later stressed about ticket not sure what´s going to happen sure it´ll all work out for the best hope so.
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