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Sun, 17 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [274]
I started the day with a run along the malecon...lots of people out, setting up for the presidential protest and to watch the voting on the big screen. Took the bus to the historic district...many cute colourful houses, african influence mixed with colonial ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [352] | Comments [2]
Mike ran the lovely malecon across the road along with a group of Saturday morning joggers. The majority of today included banana, passionfruit and coconut water smoothies and walking to the bus station to grab our tickets to Lencois. Hone cooked meal ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [279]
Happy Birthday Dad! Postcard is in the mail. Off to Salvador today...so took a bus to Rio, then waited a few hours for a plane to Salavdor. Arrived to our friend Paulo who took us to Ian's place on the beach. Nice one bedder, mezzanine with bedroom ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [270]
Jumped onboard a Buzios schooner that sailed around the beaches. We stopped at a few coves along the way and dived overboard into the crisp, clear water to enjoy some swim time. It's nice being out on the water, viewping the landscape from a different ... Read more >
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [305] | Comments [1]
Not much to report today, other than alot of hammock action, reading, planning from Salvador, a walk to town for a drink and another tasty BBQ.
Just before bed Mike got his hair caught in the desk fan in our room as he was reaching in the fridge for ... Read more >
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [360]
Hired a rainbow buggy today and explored picturesque highs and lows Buzios has to offer. Geriba, the famous surf beach is a stunner. Every beach is beautiful but the water here is crystal clear. The mountains surrounding the beaches are a rock containing ... Read more >
Mon, 11 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [266]
Lazy start to the day with a sleep in...only Elissa :) had breakfast at Maria Maria cafe ...stunning view, right on the water. walked along the main boardwalk and around the rocks to Azeda beach. There are lots of small, hidden beaches where you pick ... Read more >
Sun, 10 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [283]
Caught the bus to beautiful Buzios . It's a beach town, peninsula surrounded by beaches. Thanks for the hot tip Erick, we much prefer places like this to big cities. Met our beautiful host, Myrian he showed us where we will be staying for the week.... Read more >
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [228] | Comments [1]
Started the day with Acai....when in Brazil, Acai is my friend. Checked out Copacobana beach, lots of people, dumping waves today. You name it they sell it on the beach....soccer balls, pies, lasagne, glasses, fried cheese...the list rambles on. Walked ... Read more >
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [262]
Searched high and low for a Lonely Planet Portuguese phrasebook and finally got our mits on one. Relaxed with a read in the shade of the palm trees down at Flamengo Park. We were wondering why there wasn't hardly anyone around taking advantage of ... Read more >
Thu, 7 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [220]
Enjoyed a Free Walking Tour of Lapa today. Luis showed us the sites and we learned a bit about Brazil on the way. We saw the Selaron Steps and Lapa Arches among other places. These are always fun and we try to find them in every city we ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [277] | Comments [1]
So today we decided to see big ol' J.C the hard way. I did some research online and after reading a review about 6 people getting robbed at gun point and held hostage for an hour, we set off on our journey. Navigated our way to the park with a few notes ... Read more >
Tue, 5 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [235]
Excited to journey near and far to the bus terminal and get our tickets for Buzios - on the 10th. We walked so on the way we saw a bit of Central Lapa. They have an avenue with teared seating just for Carnavale, cool. Had dinner at a Middle Eastern ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [239]
Got in at 4:30am, short (crazy fast) taxi to Lapa, Rio and took full advantage of the balcony hammock all day. Mike works while I sleep, good deal. Made some dinne at home and planned for tomorrow.
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