Last day at the beach

Let it go
I had not given up hope yet to see Rio from above, the famous Cristo Retendor on top of Corcovado mountain, so I hopped on a bus, even though the statue was still hidden in the clouds. Once at the Cosmo Velho train station, I realized that the next available train was in 2h40. Ok, […] Read More

Southern skies

Let it go
I’m confused. It’s all different. The sun is in the north and runs the opposite way I expect it. The moon: way too high in the sky for what I’m used for, right on top of me. It’s a half moon right now, but not half as in left-right, but tilted, so it looks like a […] Read More

Crevette

Let it go
Today seemed like a good day to just go to the beach and read. Sun protection factor 70: applied. Book and coconut: ready. It was not blistering hot, a nice breeze and the sun hid a bit behind high clouds… But boy did I get a sunburn. I guess it’s inevitable, whatever protection I apply, the […] Read More