On our second day in Rio de Janeiro, we decided to walk around a bit. We left the ship around 10:00 am and it was hot and humid already, and it just got worse. We wanted to see the cathedral, so we consulted the map and off we went. We stayed on major streets, but still saw lots of poverty. Upon reflection, it was probably no worse than parts of Market Street in San Francisco. We passed 2 McDonalds, a Burger King and a Subway, of course. All of them were very busy. We also passed a Starbucks which appeared to be open, but there was no one inside. What?? It was across the street and by that time the sweat was pouring into my eyes (a new experience for me) and I just didn’t have the energy to go over and see if it really was open. The cathedral was beautiful and worth the walk. It’s built like a teepee and has openings all up the walls. The stained glass was amazing We got back to the ship around 1:00 and went straight to the dining room for lunch. We’ve been meeting so many nice people, and we learn so much talking with them. That, to me, is one of the highlights of cruising.
Today was another quiet sea day. I volunteered for a free manicure at a spa demonstration, finished my book, took a short nap, attended a talk on Buenos Aires - the usual stuff. Lots of people got off and more new ones got on in Rio so we now have 2 more people at dinner with us, a nice couple from Anaheim - he is originally from England and she’s American. Supposedly an Australian couple is assigned to our table, but they haven’t shown up yet. The six of us are having lots of fun and we have many lively discussions.
Tomorrow is one more sea day, then Buenos Aires on Saturday. Hard to believe it will be 3 weeks onboard at that point.
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