Hello! Just a quick update to let you know what I've been up to. Photos to follow when I have more time on the internet...

We had a smooth journey to Rio, arriving at the hostel about 9am local time. It is very nice, quite small and everyone is very friendly and helpful. On that first day Claire and I got the tram up to see the statue of Christ the redeemer up on the hill. It was a very clear day so it was an amazing view of the whole city. Lovely weather and met some nice girls who were sharing our room. Too tired to go out that night though! On thursday we made our way down to the beaches even though the weather wasn't so good. We got the cable car up to sugar loaf mountain at dusk which was really well timed because we saw amazing views of the whole city by day, dusk and night. Today we have been a bit more relaxed, spent the afternoon by the hostel pool and planning to go out a bit later with some brits from the hostel. We have a bus ticket booked to go down to the iguazu falls...22 hour bus journey. That's about it so far, will update asap. Hope all is well back home. Love from Rio!! xxxxxxxxx