We climbed Morro da Urca and caught the cable car from there to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.
“Cook in Rio” remains elusive… still on the To Do List.
Originally set to depart on Wednesday, it will instead be Friday!
It’s nearly impossible to comprehend that schools are closing early at home because of frigid temps.
Category: 2013-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copacabana
Made it!! Internet is spotty (currently posting from the boys’ bathroom during mid-night potty break – I’ll take it when & where) but I’ve got it! Almost nothing has gone according to plan. Having an amazingly great time!
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Not Rio
Delayed flights and missed connection (by only :15… so frustrating).
One daily flight to Rio.
24 Hours in Houston.
The view from here.
Next up: 9 hours at the airport.
Sigh.
Another “rainy day” in Rio
This morning's photo:
Two sleeps to Rio — one in my own bed, one on an aeroplane — and then I'll be sleeping pool-side, behind the two doors on the right!
The airline just called to tell me that it's time to check in online!
Of course I've known that English isn't spoken much in Brazil, but I realized yesterday that I've actually never been to a non-English speaking country before — not even Mexico. That prompted me to make doubly sure that I have contact info and back-up contact info, and a Plan C!
I have LOTS to do! I continue to update my lists and reminders, striving to streamline everything, but even so I may start bouncing off the walls soon!
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Ten on Tuesday: 10 Tips for Sticking With Your Fitness Routine
1. I don't have 10 tips for this.
2. I don't even have one.
3. Fitness routine?
4. It's the missing component.
5. I've been very satisfied with the results that have occurred in my body over the past 4-5 months by just changing how and what I eat.
6. Last Saturday I was back down to pre-Christmas weight and then some, marking my lowest weight so far on this journey.
7. There's been a lot happening in my life and the lives of people around me, so I'm quite happy right now to limit my focus to the food aspect.
8. I have a gym membership and I know how to use it.
9. I just haven't used it in quite some time.
10. I'm looking forward to spring and hopping back on my bike — the 30+ pounds I've lost will make that even more fun, I think!
Three sleeps to the wind
Humor me.
It's "3 sleeps to Rio," but mashing it up with "3 sheets to the wind" makes me laugh. I'm not staggering (yet), but may be getting a little punch-drunk!
The extended forecast in Rio, for as far as I can see, is for temps in the 80s (F) and scattered or PM thunderstorms every single day! I was bummed about that for a bit, but the partial sun peeking out from behind the clouds and raindrops made me feel a little better, and I also realized that it also means dramatic weather. I do so love dramatic weather!
Dramatic weather in the mid-Atlantic rainforest? I'll try it!
Annie sent me this morning's photo of the boys in the pool, above, and said that the forecast for today was also rain; it was over by 9 a.m., though, and had been mostly sunny since!
I know the weather can change in an instant, and I'm counting on a little bit of everything — and trying to prepare.
Meanwhile, after last week's "January thaw," the temp plunged over the weekend and it was cold outside!
I had an outdoor photo shoot tentatively scheduled for Saturday afternoon. It was iffy in the morning, but was better by afternoon and it was a "go." The young woman has been Ali's BFF since high school and she works part-time at the coffee shop. I've taken photos of her family a few times over the past couple of years. Her boyfriend called me to schedule a couple's session – at least that's what he told her – for her birthday. In reality, he was going to propose and I was in on it (and in possession of a HUGE secret)!
I don't think I have to tell you that she said YES!
Or that they're both ridiculously happy.
And also adorable.
LOVE! Ain't it grand?