Another scenic sail-in. This time at
7:00, with cloud and mist, but not enough to hide the drama of the steep peaks
and jagged mountain ranges. Silver Spirit passed Sugar Loaf mountain, with the
Christ the Redeemer Statue on another peak set further away. There was loud
samba music at the pier even at that time in the morning. Much of the city is modern high-rise but a hillside favela is visible from the ship.
TSH ventured onto the cable car up
Sugar Loaf but Diva decided to wait for the funicular up to the statue. This latter
excursion will be early in the morning after the night at Carnival – a hectic
couple of days. Whilst on the ship, Diva saw bubbles in the water which were
said by another guest to be caused by hunting dolphins blowing bubbles to
confuse a shoal of fish.
TSH enjoyed the cable car trip up Sugar
Loaf, which is about 1,000 feet high. He made sure he left the ship early
enough to be on the first bus out of the port, which got to the cable car
before queues had developed, so that the cable cars were not full. The views
over Rio and beyond were very good even though there was some haze. At the
summit, there were a number of interesting birds and lizards (or iguanas), including
two that were about three feet long).
On the way back many carnivals were in
progress, with very many people in fancy dress (although the amount of dress in
many cases was very limited).
Too many other cruise ships to mention
but Celebrity Infinity is here and there is a Regent as well.
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