Just a quick post to let everyone know that we were unaffected by the flooding in Rio. We watched the rain, which was quite spectacular from the hotel bar over a Caipirinha, thinking it was normal for Rio and oblivious to the devastation it was causing not far away. We had seen the Favellas (slum dwellings) clinging to the hillsides and also the scars from previous mud slides and of course they were no match for what was in fact a month's rain in 24 hours.
The first we knew of the extent of the disaster was when John's mum rang (at 4.50 am!) to check that we were OK. We then caught up with it all on the BBC news. We'd headed off to Iguassu Falls and although many flights were delayed and cancelled ours was more or less on time and in Iguassu, about 1000 miles further south the weather is beautiful.
More about Iguassu very soon but right now I am off to experience it with a day of trail walking and water fall viewing - very wet but terrific fun!
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