What can I say about Rio! First, getting here, was out of this world. The coastline from Paraty, magnificent. When we could see over or through the roadside vegetation, I could see, in my minds eye, a freebooting, English or French pirate ship, lurking behind one of the islands, ready…
An Eventful Day All will be revealed during the course of the blog. This morning we woke to swarms of mosquitoes inside our mosquito net. At first we thought we might have let one in while climbing under the net, but we soon realised there were dozens and every one…
What a drive, yesterday, to get here!! The windingest, steepest road, almost 90km’s, I think we have experienced in our whole journey. I’m picking we must have crested 2000m before the steep descent? Poor Jen, barely coherent, but hanging on. After showing signs of improving in the morning, her condition…
Leaving Sao Paulo Poki had survived Sao Paulo unscathed in her undercover car park. Traffic leaving the city on a Saturday morning was not as bad as when we had driven in. Still heavy, but moving. One noticeable difference was the lack of constant toot toot tooting from manic motorcyclists.…
Watching the TV this morning while having breakfast in the restaurant, there was lots of drama playing out but with the screen split in three segments, it was difficult to get an overall picture of what had happened. Incinerated bus frames, charred remains of who knows what. Did a lithium…
Breakfast You might wonder why I’m writing about our breakfast. The arrangements were rather unique and, at first, puzzling. When we arrived, the reception told me breakfast was delivered to the room and asked at what time we would like it? We said 08.30. At about 07.00 we received a…
It’s been a fairly enjoyable day, apart from goddam roosters crowing from some ungodly hour!. They have a menageri going on at the camp site. Two big pet rabbits, a three legged brown sheep, countless hens, chicks and roosters all wandering amongst the campers vehicles. The night was much cooler,…
Leaving Florianopolis We thought about whether we should stay another day on the island. It is actually Santa Caterina Island, but the city of Florianopolis encompasses Santa Caterina Island, the surrounding small islands, as well as being partly on the mainland, so it is all referred to as Florianopolis. Afluence…
Another sticky night but the rain we experienced earlier in the evening, and threatened, never returned. We get through the night with a humidity of 72%! The Guinea fowl returned en masse to give us a trumpeting send off at around 11am. Noisy blighters they are, with their beaks pursed…
Camping Sitio Recanto da Lagoa Last night’s camp site, at Sitio Recanto da Lagoa, was a really social place. We had a nice flat spot and the camp was very busy. Many people stopped to try and talk with us. Poki and her map provoke so much interest. Some spoke…