Rio de Janeiro...

Hey Everyone,

 

Sorry that the posts have been lacking recently, but we have limited internet access again.  We also have two other friends traveling with us at the moment, Chris and Marcin, so we have been busier than we usually are also.  Ozell, Chris, and Marcin have seen a couple of the sites like the top of Sugar Loaf.  I have opted for Ipanema Beach and a nice date with a local guy I met.  Hopefully, Marcin will send us one of the pics he took from atop Sugar Loaf so we can post it to the blog.

 

We do not have a lot of photos of Rio yet (and I don't know if we will) because it is unwise to carry your camera pretty much anywhere outside of the neighborhood we are in- Ipanema.  I did manage to take my camera out for a few pics of Ipanema Beach  It was later in the afternoon, and the sun sets parallel to the beach so the pics are somewhat "whited-out".  One is attached to this post though...  I have never seen so many people on a beach at one time.

 

We will go up to Christ-the-Redeemer tomorrow.  I will be sure to take the camera there (even though that is a little risky also) because I have to get some aerial photographs of this beautiful city.

 

The guys here in Rio are different than the rest of Brazil and the rest of South America.  There are plenty of normal guys, but there are a lot of "Barbies" (a local term) who are these muscled statues.  They stand and posed and are mainly out to be seen.  They tend to only socialize with other "Barbies".  While they are nearly physically flawless, they appear to possess narcissistic character flaws.  There are plenty of other hot guys who are not out only to be seen.  I met one, and we had a great date yesterday.

 

It has been nice seeing Marcin again.  I had not seen him since we were in Berlin this past Fall.  Unfortunately, he had his shorts and a little bit of money stolen while he was on the beach his first day.  His stuff was right next to him while he was sunbathing on the beach.  That is how aware you have to been at all times in this town (and on this continent).

 

That is all for now.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean