Our next sighting of the Aurora Borealis was back home in Clyde, faint streamers trailed across the sky, filling the expanse from horizon up and over the bright moon. They weren’t as brilliant green as up north, however we were able to stand on the back verandah, wrapped in a…
natural wonder
flying north for the winter
/ 29/12/2012Getting out of Rio was a drama for which I was not prepared. It’s a long story that still isn’t over and may flare up again so I’ll not discuss it here, maybe later one day. Suffice to say it cost me more in time, energy, dollars and anxiety than…
into the abyss
/ 29/12/2012Perhaps it was a good thing our heads were a bit foggy the morning after Lapa so Simon, Tristan and I didn’t have full grasp of our faculties to think about what we were doing. Had we been able to think straight I’m not sure I would have been able…
when my baby smiles at me
/ 25/12/2012Matt and I hit the ground running, jumping on the city tour bus as soon as we barreled into town. Delays getting into Rio thanks to ferries and buses running on “South American time” meant we didn’t even get to our rooms to get beautiful before setting off to sample…
astro-walking, players, jungle hiking and praias in paradise
/ 25/12/2012Ilha Grande, despite the grandiose name is actually the smaller of Brazil’s islands, yet makes up for the size shortcomings with beauty and bemusement enough to attract ocean liners and hold us for three nights. For our first adventure, we walked to the old ruins of a prison that while…