Hotel Horta

... Sau Paulo´ is not really set up for tourists... We made it to a market in a slightly rough area but the meal I had was nice. Then back on the bus and for the last 4 hours had to sit as part of a young family gathering. Which I enjoyed even more when the youngest child started vomitting...

Still now in Paraty and it is beaches and hot weather all the way...

... to live reggae music at the hostel Che Legarta before bopping away at the island’s club until our feet hurt.
And then it was onto fabulous Rio de Janeiro, via a private speed boat and taxi transfer – all very James Bond! Our hostel (Ipanema Beach House) was surprisingly nice, complete with swimming pool and 3-tier bunks! Day 1 was spent exploring the local Ipanema craft market where Lucy and Alice spent a hideous amount on art for their imaginary flats. And then a ...

... and everyone knows what a cheap ***** i am. there is a hill pointed down in front of us and it´s a good a time as any to see if we have utterly destroyed the brakes. apparently we haven´t and we open the windows and put wild mint in the car to get rid of the smell and coast into the unknown towards the volcano. moo isn´t too good with downshifting or backing out on a hill. we have many close calls with other drivers but we don´t hit anyone. i ...

... and mist the next, almost English. We also found the Lighthouse in Ponta Dos Cape Linhose where 60 years ago a volcanic eruption covered the lighthouse in about 50ft of ash covering the house and up to the 3rd window on the tower. They were in the process of excavating and restoring the lighthouse I guess for some sort of historical purpose but I can't read Portuguese. The surrounding area looks like ...

... og ble klissvaate. Vi gikk rundt i byen med paraply og dro paa kaffemuseum og kjopesenter. Var mye inne og saa paa TV. Ikke helt som man ser for seg Brasil. I tillegg ble jeg syk med uidentifiserbar magebakterie eller noe. Laa rett ut og kunne nesten ikke spise noe. Det begynner aa gaa over naa da. Og heldigvis kom sola i dag ogsaa!! Saa det har snudd!! Har et par dager igjen i Brasil for vi drar til Peru.

... like Lakeside Mall! With the same mall Christmas decorations, and not crazy packed with people. We shopped for a bit, then decided to watch a movie (Beowulf) to cool off in the theater. The movies are in English with Portuguese subtitles, so I felt even more at home! Another side note: a lot of the Brazilian radio stations play American music... I was jamming to Beyonce and Billy Joel ...

... but a bit pricey. Not compared to Norwegian prices of course. Luggage arrived later, so next day brought clean clothes and a shave. Went to Tiete Terminal to take the bus to Curitiba. I ended up liking Sao Paolo. Of course areas that I did not like that much, but it is a city with life and a city that has a lot to offer when it comes to culture, food, architecture and also entertainment. Not surprising for a city of 25 million...

... Near the end of the tour the city within a city was pointed out to us - an amazing building that houses some 1160 residences from small pokey flats to superb apartments..it also has shops, cinemas etc - people only have to leave for work. After that we basically chilled and hit the hay for our early start the next day - and we missed Argentina beating Brazil 3-1 at football - but it kicked off about 10pm.....so that people could get home, eat and then watch the footy...how civilised.

... similar conditions to the Canary Islands, but instead, the volcanic islands were lush & green. It felt like driving through the English countryside at times. After an amusing incident with a bull and some rally-style driving on the lanes, we had to return to the boat and get to the important business of painting our boat name on the dock. This has become tradition amongst the ...

... on a street corner. She was eightteen now, and driving! I got in her car, and we gave a hug that was packed with feelings. She looked the same as usual. Soft hair - dyed lighter now to a blond pine-brown color - floated off her face and down her back a bit. She still had cream skin, a clever smile, and a soft look. She was impressed by my long hair, uncut since I´d seen her last. For lack of anthing better to do, I invited Geórgia into my home for the night. "Eu tenho ...