Tuesday, May 18, 2010

RIO DE JANEIRO - MAY 17 & 18


WALKED KILOMETRES ON THE BEACH TOWARDS PEDRA DE GAVEA ON A CLOUDY DAY...WONDERFUL FOR US...NO BURNED SKIN! 



NEARLY DESERTED BARRA DE TIJUCA...CLOUDY MONDAY MORNING





WHALE?/SURFBOARD SCULPTURE...MAN MEETS OCEAN?


FISH MOSIAC AT BARRA DA TIJUCA - VARIOUS BEACHES HAVE DIFFERENT MOSAIC TILES IN THE SIDEWALKS




THINK OF THE MAN HOURS!




PARADISE?



COCONUT PALMS ALONG BARRA DE TIJUCA
ALL THE SIDEWALK CAFES SLICE A SMALL HOLE, STICK IN A STRAW AND VOILA...A DELICIOUS COOL DRINK!



ANOTHER PROUD MOMENT...WE FOUND THE LOCAL POST OFFICE, FIGURED OUT THE PROCEDURE...ONE MUST TAKE A NUMBER AND BOUGHT A STAMP TO MAIL A POSTCARD TO EVELYN AND ELIOT...ALL DONE WITH CHARADES!



OUR TREAT FOR FINDING THE POST OFFICE...BRAZILIAN FRUIT YOGURT!


ABOUT TO GET WET AND A SLIGHTLY TILTED CAMERA TRIPOD




WILD AND CRAZY SURF AND SURFERS!

WE ARE OFF TO IGUAZU FALLS, A TWO HOUR TAM FLIGHT TOMORROW.  WE WILL VIEW THE FALLS IN BRAZIL THEN TRAVEL ACROSS THE BORDER INTO ARGENTINA.  WE ARE STAYING AT A HOSTEL...SO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMPUTER ACCESS SITUATION WILL BE...BUT WE WILL DO OUR BEST!