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So I forgot to mention on my last post about our eventful day on the beach:
We went for a few hours sunbathing on the beach in Ipanema, about 30 seconds walk from our hostel. We settled ourselves in a nice sunny spot - not too near the water as we had seen other people further along getting washed away as the waves came up.
So after an hour or two I decided I needed some more suncream on my back so I had to wake Reiko up (she was asleep listening to her ipod). Mid-cream application we hear lots of people screaming and shouting and realised that a wave was heading straight for us. We tried to grab all our stuff before it all got swept away/soaked and ran up the beach. Reix was like o thank god i managed to get the ipod but when she looked at the end of the headphones it wasnt there.....
At this point lots of Brazilians came up to us babbling away in Portugese and pointing along the beach. With our rudimentary knowledge of the language I managed to make out that some guy who had a bag had taken the pod and was now half way along the beach, but they seemed to be telling me to go after him - so off i set like something out of baywatch, sprinting up the beach. I didn't know which guy they meant so I kept having to point at randoms to ask them if this was the guy! Eventually I caught up with the rascal tapped him on the shoulder and when he turned around he looked really sheepish but I realised I had no idea of saying oi mate you've got my friends ipod! Luckily this little boy who had been next to us had run with me and he told the dude that it was mine so he just opens his bag and hands it back!
So it all turned out for the best! Luckily for us all the Brazilians are so helpful and friendly (obviously apart from the ones who try and nick your stuff....).
So anyway, that was our excitement for the day! Its raining today so will probably just mooch around Ipanema and Copacobana - there are lots of sales on at the moment......
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