Day 4

Friday 5^th November 2010 @ 20:30

Oh my giddy aunt it was hot today!! It was 34 degrees on the way to the beach at 10 o clock.

Before that we went over to John and Nina’s to book the tickets for the football on Sunday (Fluminese Vs Vasco de Gama) and ended up booking a tour of the Favalas for Monday morning too! Whilst we were there John showed us this game they play in the Caribbean which is a ring on a length of fishing line and a hook on the wall, the game is to get the ring on the hook and is highly addictive!!

We headed back to Ipanema beach. Now we are a bit more in the know about Rio beach etiquette than we were on Tuesday. We now know that the beach is roughly divided into unofficial sections. You walk the length of the beach ‘til you find people who are most like you and that’s where you sit. There’s a family area, a gay area…. And apparently right by life guard station number 9 is where the young and beautiful people hang out. So that’s where we were headed!!

It has been a painstaking day, I (Franky) am literally red from head to toe but we figured there is no point coming to one of the worlds most famous beaches for ass and not sit and appreciate some. So that’s what we did, we sat and watched and discussed bottoms. Whilst getting stuck into a few Caipirinhas (passion fruit and kiwi being our favourites), then a few beers. It’s a tough job but somebody had to do it for you guys back home (and we found a new use for our 10x zoom on the new camera!)

 

If you are a true Carioca then you absolutely must not sit or lie down on the beach. You stand and you pose, endlessly. Below is what we figured were the best that lifeguard station number 9 had to offer….  (click on pictures to enlarge)

 

 And what about Suz I hear you ladies asking? Well this is the view she got to enjoy!!!!!

ok, we're off to Lepa for a street party.