Saturday 14th April 2012 no 8
Paraty to Rio de Janerio
Joining Nina and Bruno for a pre dinner drink by the pool, we drank Bruno's argentine red wine and our corn licor which was absolutely delicious then it started to drizzle so we all got umbrellas and walked the 1klm to the historic town for the last time.Bruno during the day had spotted this Italian restaurant,
So we had a fantastic feed.After dinner Bruno bought some more corn licor
We also rode down the beach suburbs of Copacabana and Ipanema and Lebion. As we were all hot and and sweaty we asked Renato to take us straight to the hotel, the hotel is 3blocks from the beach and is undergoing renervations getting ready for the 2016 olympic games and the 2014 soccer world cup it will need a lot of work -all of the place does.
After a quick shower we strolled down to the beach to see if we could catch a glimps of any beautiful people, but alas they all must have gone home.
We had a few beers and watched the passing parade, with many hawkers coming
by to sell their wares of course Bruno could not resist
Renato joined us and ordered some empanadas and deep fried something again we did not know what it was, but we won't have them again,we ordered crispy prawns and dipping sauce, which was great.
The place is jumping with bands playing the Samba and other sorts, people paying volley all on the beach,men holding hands, it is all happening here
But no beautiful people maybe tomorrow.
Paraty to Rio de Janerio
Joining Nina and Bruno for a pre dinner drink by the pool, we drank Bruno's argentine red wine and our corn licor which was absolutely delicious then it started to drizzle so we all got umbrellas and walked the 1klm to the historic town for the last time.Bruno during the day had spotted this Italian restaurant,
So we had a fantastic feed.After dinner Bruno bought some more corn licor
I think it was a litre so we are going to crack that later on our trip.
Erica is poorly again today must have been something she ate
After packing our lunch and leaving the quaint little town of Paraty we ride to Rio, with spectacular views of the Atlantic ocean with stunning views of beaches we ride through rain forests with vines hanging over the road,it is very beautiful but when I look up I see buzzards are following us (do they know something) again we come across little villages with bloody speed bumps 6in a row sometimes.We refuel the bikes and buy some cool drinks the temp is climbing at 9-30it was28 deg c.We ride the highway which is not our style but there is no other roads.As we get closer to Rio the traffic builds up so we put Bruno behind Renaldo as he was always a little behind and we had to ride close through this bustling city, even if it Saturday the traffic is frightening,they pass on the left and the right so you have to keep your wits about you.As we rode through the city we could see Christ the Redeemer on the mountain in the haze and pollution but we will get to see it up close on Monday.
Erica is poorly again today must have been something she ate
After packing our lunch and leaving the quaint little town of Paraty we ride to Rio, with spectacular views of the Atlantic ocean with stunning views of beaches we ride through rain forests with vines hanging over the road,it is very beautiful but when I look up I see buzzards are following us (do they know something) again we come across little villages with bloody speed bumps 6in a row sometimes.We refuel the bikes and buy some cool drinks the temp is climbing at 9-30it was28 deg c.We ride the highway which is not our style but there is no other roads.As we get closer to Rio the traffic builds up so we put Bruno behind Renaldo as he was always a little behind and we had to ride close through this bustling city, even if it Saturday the traffic is frightening,they pass on the left and the right so you have to keep your wits about you.As we rode through the city we could see Christ the Redeemer on the mountain in the haze and pollution but we will get to see it up close on Monday.
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| The Hawkers |
We also rode down the beach suburbs of Copacabana and Ipanema and Lebion. As we were all hot and and sweaty we asked Renato to take us straight to the hotel, the hotel is 3blocks from the beach and is undergoing renervations getting ready for the 2016 olympic games and the 2014 soccer world cup it will need a lot of work -all of the place does.
After a quick shower we strolled down to the beach to see if we could catch a glimps of any beautiful people, but alas they all must have gone home.
We had a few beers and watched the passing parade, with many hawkers coming
by to sell their wares of course Bruno could not resist
Renato joined us and ordered some empanadas and deep fried something again we did not know what it was, but we won't have them again,we ordered crispy prawns and dipping sauce, which was great.
The place is jumping with bands playing the Samba and other sorts, people paying volley all on the beach,men holding hands, it is all happening here
But no beautiful people maybe tomorrow.
We are going hang gliding off the mountains Nina Bruno and Lyn , maybe Erica Vic will take the video
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