Our last day in rio...it rained...although it's still 25 degrees so can't really complain (lucky we went to copa- Copacabana yesterday). At breakfast Mark was like a little kid, he finally got to feed the monkeys, but in true Mark fashion freaked out half way through eating breakfast because he forgot to wash his hands.... (don't worry I pretended I was full so Stevie ate the last bit of my breakfast so if it was contaminated then we both would get sick). Althoug...

Beach day..... Took the metro to Copacabana today, Stevie trying to speak Portuguese is not getting us very far especially when is speaking Spanish! I asked her to get the tickets and she said 'dos Copacabana' with some erratic hand gestures, apparently that was meant to mean 'two single tickets to Copacabana please one for me and one for my boyfriend' after a confused look from the ticket guy we were on our way, nothing could stop us now... Until we reached the ...

So hot today. We have walked miles. Decided to take the old route up to Christ the Redeemer. It was so difficult!! We were literally climbing through what remains of the Atlantic rainforest now called parque nacional da tijuca. Stupidly we didn't take any water on the 3 hour climb! To top it off when we got to the top we discovered the ticket booth was at the bottom! Luckily the tour operator drove us down to purchase our tickets and drive back up. Finally at the...

Finally in Rio. 11+ hour flight. Did try getting a free upgrade by saying we are on our honeymoon. Apparently that only works in the movies. After a crazy cab drive we are at our hostel 'nature hostel' 179 steps to reach it!! Stevie just made it. Very humid.