2/8 We made it. Sure was a long flight, but United has screens in the seat ahead of you which provide movies, television, video games and music. Not bad
Had a little trouble locating the place to pick up our shuttle. Rule#1 make a friend. Terry did with the brazilian man sitting next to him on the plane. He called the shuttle company and...voila. we were all set. We saw the christ statue, sugar loaf mountain and a lot of shanty houses on the way. The apartment is great. Fabio met us and he is taking us to Santa Tereza tomorrow morning for our 2nd carneval parade because we saw our 1st one tonight. Terry and I ventured out and went to the beach in Leme. A nice walk and they had their local parade.  So many crazy and fun people. We ate some local food off vendor carts (no stomache aches yet). If we had any doubt about how big soccer is here, it didn't take long for proof. The entire beach area  has nets set up along with volleyball nets. However, they too are used for soccer...soccer volleyball. Really cool to watch.
So it's almost 10 pm here and we are calling it a night. Guess I am not immune to jet lag. Terry is doing a quick once over of the Rio map we have to get our bearings for tomorrow.