Our last day in Brazil - boo hoo!
A group of us today decided to take an optional tour - some combining it with hang-gliding as well! The mini-bus took us through Ipanema to the other end of the bay where the hang-gliders went up a mountain to fly back down again in a tandem flight whilst the others waited down below.
After an hour, we then left Ipanema to travel back through Rio and along Cocacabana beach to the base of Sugar Loaf mountain. From here we were able to take a cable car up to the first mountain, and then a second cable car up to the top of Sugar Loaf. The panoramic views were fantastic and we could have easily spent some more time at the top and maybe had some lunch and a beer (or two!). Unfortunately, time was against us, so just enough time for some photos, buy some souveniers, and then queue up for the cable car rides back down to the bottom.
We had less than an hour back at the hotel to grab some lunch and our bags before boarding the coach to travel back to the airport. Some of the group that were staying on in Rio were at the hotel to wave us good-bye.
The trip back was very long, but most slept through the night flight. We had a changeover in Lisbon, and then when we got back to Heathrow I had a further changeover to catch my flight back to Manchester. After 23 hours of travelling, I arrived back in Manchester to be met at the airport by Sue, Ashleigh and Bethany.
It was a fantastic trip. A truly memorable experience. But it was nice to be back home! I'm not sure Sue was quite so pleased to get my dirty washing though - it absolutely honked!
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