Greetings again from steamy Brazil!
Yesterday (I know, I'm a day behind) morning I went hang gliding over Rio. It was unbelievable. Hang gliding was one of the adventurous sports I've wanted to try for a long time and it was awesome. I have pictures and video on a CD so watch out for clips after I'm back!
After the glide we walked Copacabana beach and came back to the rocks separating it from Ipanema for the sunset. The people of Rio really do clap when the sun goes down.
Our last item of the day was a football (soccer) match between a team from Rio and a team to the north. The atmosphere and energy in the stadium were great. The match itself wasn't stellar. 3-0 to the away team.
Today we walked from our hostel around the lake (which has a slalom water ski course!) to the north to Parque Lage. There is a very steep hiking trail to Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) that starts in the park. You can also access Cristo by car or train, but when hiking is an option, why not? As long as you avoid the poisonous snakes you're all good. After taking in the monument we hiked back down and saw some monkeys along the way!
The hiking guide that led us to the trail gave advice as follows: "Like on many hikes in Rio there are no real signs, just aim for Christ and keep walking." While this is good advice on many levels, we actually found the trail quite easy to follow albeit very steep. We passed the cog railway on our way up and finished on the road. Cristo is very huge up close and personal, even after seeing Him from all over the city.
Thanks for following along! More hiking tomorrow.
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