Rio De Janeiro – Up Sugar Mountain in a cable car with the vultures and frigate birds.

The day after the storm the skies were clear. We headed for Sugar Mountain. Up the cable car to the top with views over the ocean, the city, the beached and across to Christ The Redeemer.

We went up through the rainforest on the slopes with its exotic fruit. There were monkeys in the trees. There were vultures flying around and frigate birds.

Vultures perched in the trees. The views were amazing.

Brazil – Rio De Janeiro – approaching Rio from the sea.

It was a cloudy morning when we nosed into the port of Rio De Janeiro. The heavy clouds hung over Sugar Mountain. The iconic Christ The Redeemer merged with the mist. It was very atmospheric. I was quite excited.