Landed in Rio!!

Getting here took a long time... partly cos of the slow ass bus down to Heathrow - I left Oban at 8am and got to Heathrow at 3 in the morning, then my flight was at 7. However I was a lucky bastard and got a business class upgrade on the Madrid->Rio flight. Electric reclining seats that go back so far you can lie down... 3 course meals... and a table cloth! Fuck yeah.

Bus from the airport to the hostel was a bit hairy cos I basically had no clue where I was most of the time, but when we hit Copacabana it was fairly obvious - and will be more obvious for Sal cos she'll be coming in in the daytime. Takes a while to get here so hopefully will be up to meet her tomorrow morning. Just spent the last hour in the bar where I bumped into some of the english staff who work here and had a couple of beers with them, talking about travel and stuff. And how hairy the border crossing from Brazil->Peru might be..!

Bad news is somehow my backpack opened itself in transit (my own fault for not tightening the cord around the neck properly) and the bloody Lonely Planet guide has been lost. Wasn't anyone thieving cos my camera's still there. The hostel has a book swap going on though so maybe I'll be able to swap City of God for another guide, we'll see.

Really looking forward to seeing Sal tomorrow. It's fun being here by yourself but also a wee bit intimidating... all good so far though. Ciao!  ¶ 5:52 PM