We’ve been in Rio for a month and a half now but been too busy and too hot to sit and write. After weeks between 38C and 40C, today is raining and the temperature dropped to 22C. A bit of a relief but this weather just doesn’t go with the city! It seems wrong!
In our first 3 weeks we didn’t leave the marina since there was lots of catch up to do with family and friends and one of the things we’ve learnt is that sailing with a hangover is not a pleasant experience. But just before carnival we decided to get back to our element and take Miss Bossy for a ride.
We found a great spot to anchor off just an hour or so away from Rio: Itaipu. Calm waters, beautiful beach, nice swimming, sea turtles, and if you don’t want to leave the boat, Bruno from Pli On Board, one of the bars by the beach, brings you everything by rib. He even picks you up in the morning to go to the beach if you want or let you tie your rib to his buoy. And that’s not all! He makes sure there’s a table booked by the sea, no matter how crowded the beach is and cooks you breakfast! All with a big smile :) The good and old Brazilian service! I’m yet to see it somewhere else in the world...
Right after carnival we set up a trip to Buzios with some friends but the weather didn’t cooperate. Some got sea sick, visibility was poor, the sea was choppy and what should have been a nice and pleasant day turned out to be very uncomfortable, so we turned back and took shelter in Itaipu. We thought about staying there overnight and resume the trip Buzios in the morning but the sea sickness of some didn’t get any better, so we came back to Rio. In the morning we heard that a Canadian sailing ship sank off the coast of Rio and a 38 feet power boat disappeared with 2 people near Marica, when coming from Buzios to Niteroi...
With the good weather back on Saturday morning the weekend wasn’t completely lost as we went to Itaipu again, and it was a great weekend. We got back to Rio on Sunday night.
We’re looking forward to have the good weather back.
