Rio

Well here we are on our last night in South America. The last couple of days have been nice here in Rio. It is an interesting city and we have enjoyed exploring some of it. We began yesterday by attempting to be touristy, hopped on a bus and headed up to Corcovado(the hill with the Jesus statue). We got there only to find a thick fog hanging over the mountain. A little disheartened we set off on foot back the way we had come and with the help of our map explored some of Rio´s coast. Later in the afternoon we made our way on the metro to Copacabana beach. Despite the thick clouds and chilly wind we sat on the beach and watched the waves. We headed back before the dark clouds let loose torrential rains and grabbed some supper as well as one of the many varieties of tropical fruit drinks here.

Today we woke up to bright blue skies and excited by the potential of sun set off quickly to catch a clear view from Corcovado. We jumped on trusty bus number 180 to Rua Cosmo Vehlo where we took the Cog train up. Wow, what a statue. It is incredible to see it in person as well as the great cityscape below. After this we headed back to Copacabana to enjoy some much needed rays. It was a perfect day on the beach. We wandered around abit, did some shopping, and after supper came back to pack up our bags for tomorrow. Everything looks like it should be in order for tomorrow. So if everything goes well tomorrow we will hop the metro to the beach for the morning and then head out after lunch to the airport to begin our final journey home. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.