It was a blinding day today, gorgeous sunshine ... as we sailed away from the tropical island where it had rained for most of my two day stay. Ille Grande was still very cool, a little island about two hours from Rio, which is in itself surrounded by smaller uninhabited islands. Its a haven of fishermen with jet black sand underneath the golden brown, which I guess might mean it used to be volcanic. However, it was rain and not ash that kept hammering down.
There have been an extraordinarily high number of Swedes travelling with me of late. Starting with four in Paraty and adding a couple more in Ille Grande. Scandinavians in general are always good fun and up for a laugh. It´s been a good few days as I wind down to the end of the trip.
However, I left the island with ba British couple and now that I´m in Rio I seem to be worryingly surrounded by English hooray Henrys and Henriettas.
I am writing this from the Copacabana, where I arrived early this evening. I have six whole days in Rio, which is a lifetime compared to how long I usually stay in places, but I am sure I will not get bored. As we arrived in the city the Christ the Redeemer statue appeared on the horizon - it is so high up compared to most of the city - and Flamengo and Botafogo were kicking off in what I think was a Brazilian cup final (but must admit am not entirely sure). Both teams are from Rio and shirts and flags have been out in force. I caught the second half on TV, which saw Botafogo score twice to equalise at two-all but then lose on penalties. The area has since gone nuts! I`ll add photos of Ille Grande soon.
There have been an extraordinarily high number of Swedes travelling with me of late. Starting with four in Paraty and adding a couple more in Ille Grande. Scandinavians in general are always good fun and up for a laugh. It´s been a good few days as I wind down to the end of the trip.
However, I left the island with ba British couple and now that I´m in Rio I seem to be worryingly surrounded by English hooray Henrys and Henriettas.
I am writing this from the Copacabana, where I arrived early this evening. I have six whole days in Rio, which is a lifetime compared to how long I usually stay in places, but I am sure I will not get bored. As we arrived in the city the Christ the Redeemer statue appeared on the horizon - it is so high up compared to most of the city - and Flamengo and Botafogo were kicking off in what I think was a Brazilian cup final (but must admit am not entirely sure). Both teams are from Rio and shirts and flags have been out in force. I caught the second half on TV, which saw Botafogo score twice to equalise at two-all but then lose on penalties. The area has since gone nuts! I`ll add photos of Ille Grande soon.
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