Freshwater pool at sunrise on Ilha Grande
Kids in Racinho Favela
Racinho Favela and Rio
Roof of Sao Sebastao Cathedral
Sunset in Rio
I like brazil a lot, id even say I dont want to leave. Its bloody great and thats a fact.
We hit Rio last Wednesdat week now and pretty much slept it up the first day due to our jet lagged pasty bodies. We strolled the Copacabana that evening which was petty nice but a littlew rough really, and by the reports from other people, a lot rougher than we encountered.
We spent day two just realxing on the beach at Ipanema, played some footie, swam (the wavesd are weird, just one that breaks right on the shore, about a 3 foot wave breaking in about 3 inches of water...). Managed to get to some fotball that night at the Maracana, Botofogo and Vasco da Gama, Romario was playing but he should be made into sausages at this stage, he was rubbish. Bota walked it 4-0 with our man Leandro (gurantee he´ll be in Europe soon) scoring a ridiculous volley from about 35 yards. The dodgy brazilian goalkeepers lived up to their rep as....eh...being dodgy.BOTA TILL DIE!
Went to the ´Christo redeemer´ statue the next day and took the funicular ride up to the sugarloaf mountain which was actually more imporessive than the view from the statue.
We went on a bit of a walking tour of our own the next day, saw a pretty crazy cathedral(Sao Sebastiao) and went on the tram upto Santa Therasa, the kind of arty bohemian area which was....arty and bohemian and like...well....so are we loike. It was really nice up there, small shops and galleries, mucho impressive.
We took a favela tour the next day, our last in Rio. We didnt really know whether to go on it or not as it seemed a bit immorral to go just to ´look at the poor people´ ,everyone we had met that had been on were arses aswell but we said we´d do it. Back of a motorbike up to the top of it, plenty shot guns being wielded about the place....as you do...so it was an experience anyways, all very controlled but there is no other way of seeing these places really unless you want to get murdered!Not particulary thanks very much.
Headed off to Ilha Grande last Monday week and it really is a paradise island, no cars, one small village and thats about it. Got a sweet room in the hostel with some hammocks overlooking the bay and basically chilled out for a few days, walked for about two hours to Lopes Mendes beach which was beautiful, rented some body boards and messed about, caught a boat back to the village then....noice.
Went on a major trek on our last day there, climbed to Pica da Papagaoi (The Parrots Peak), long, hot day but well worth it. Saw some hummingbirds, crazy looking spiders and generally discovered our fitness level is about the same as Romarios.
At the moment were in Florionopalis, or Barra Da Lagoa to be exact. Came down here with 3 Canadian guys we met at lha grande and rented an apartment for 20real a night (about 7 euro). Celebrated one od their birthdays on Saturday night, luckily wandered into this bar in the town that had some big indie thing on so saw some god bands and generally mucked about on which we´ll forget the details. Went to the crazy dunes here today and went sandboarding so wrecked and have sand in every oriface imaginable, Shanes convinced his cheeks are now pointing the wrong way...not his face cheeks. Ciao! (off to Uruguay soon!)
18 comments:
Looks unreal, v. jealous...although penrose wharf does have a certain charm about it today :(
i want to be with ye :( xx
Hi Lads,
Looks like a real struggle out there but don't get too down!!How did the dog climb up that mountain and whose is it....ye're in brazil...there's surely some better looking ladies around..Keep having the craic and keep us up to date...C N c x
i hear penrose is just faaaab this time of year henface....
a random dog followed us the whole way up....actually showed us the way in points....funny.
your spanish would be handy maloney?
hello to the new blog...i prefer the green on this one! looks like savage stuff altogether...those shorebreak waves can be good old fun alright but the only problem is the sand that fills every orifice for a week after!!!
all good in plymouth...bar the weather of course but sure thats good for final dissertation writing...was in barca over the weekend, super spot...it was st. juan day with loads of fire works and parties on the beach...happy days and a swim in the med at 3 in the morning was just the ticket for the crap weather blues!!!
home this weekend for black pudding and bellx1!!! looks like the first swell in ages is coming...overhead all the way! can't wait now...all roads to clare for sunday. happy days.
well no doubt the adventure is going class...keep the photos coming. it takes me back to the slackpacker days! thats my speil anyway...take it handy.
Silverfox
Re Pica Da Papagaoi - the fox hound did'nt answer to the name of "Bellman" by any chance - Carrigshane Harriers are missing a hound by that name!!. enjoy every day- you dont get a second chance.
Aloa Bar!i see ye managed to find a real mermaid at the fresh water pool ! Next time ye,re sandboarding ye can put those earplugs to good use!!! mutch better blog , keep the pics and the news comming it will help to keep our minds off our "winter weather" here.
my god the silverfox is out on the internet especially for shaneyB.. how would spanish be handy bar they speak portuguese in brazil.. maybe thats where your going wrong..
happy canada day everyone.
well everythin sounds pretty amazin for ye and the photos are really class.
no sca here except that it's actually november again. bit of a nite last night at the rugby club ..... no i havnt gone mad it was the tatoo festival and a band were playin not the late serving hell hole rugby club disco thing.
ya check out that spanish portuguese thing .... if you do want spanish 'no me gusto hombres asi pero gracias y buenas noches' is an ok sentence
xx
Dont diss Romario. Thats what we call Ronan at our friday night football league.....
He's got all his attributes, except the 1000 career goals.
Have fun in Brazil....
less of it ahern.. lads whats the story are ye holed up in punta diablo or what..
ET phone home !!! we need a blast of new photos and stories to cheer us up here . It has rained non stop since you left !Come on and brighten our day PRONTO_
Its a shame your missing all this gorgeous weather. the house isn't the same without your piercing rants.
This is a really active blog...............................................not.
Yeah almost as riviting as his emails! Could ye get back to us about the card business so the Mum's can get some peace!They were sent on so should be there!
im getting round to it...was just actually doing it but theses computers are so slow the pictures were taking an age...wheres your blog michelle huh?huh?ya....thought so.....
Hey lads! Harrington just won the British Open there is hope for ye yet!
that was quick katsy....was fantastic..playoff with garcia..pulled a van de velde on the 18th the first time...in the barry burn twice!!!!!unrealHope alls well with ye over there and the card fiasco hasn't put to much of a spoiler on it...Let me know how its all going/....any news from UCC?
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