And finally....

Miika´s birthday on the 16th was fun, occupied to the shopping district of bara to the new york shopping centre we were greeted by good old lady liberty herself, after browsing through shops and record stores (have you ever seen a 70+ man headbanging to greenday) it was off for a viewing of topic thunder (strange but gurd) and when we thought it was off back home, the prospect of a free movie in the screen next door was worth a shot. Mamma mia actually wasnt all that bad, even if the brazillian couple insisted on dueting throughout. Home for gone 11pm Miika was in for a shock when we whipped out a huge chocolte cake and chourous´s of happy birthday!

Morning up, the terrible trio plus Faye (birmingham) and the yanks Buck(P-man) and Adam departed for Santa theresa, an area filled with colonial mansions and a rather riaque little tram ride... hanging over an aquaduct has never been so much fun! The night saw quicks trips and drinks around centro nd an encounter with a rather eager street side lady of the night...

Accompanied by Owen (from wales) and two random aussie women on holiday, a yage to Cristo Redento (The giant jesus you see in lots of rio reated business) was undertaken. Blue sky breaking through, it seemed we had finally pleased someone up there. Pictures taken it was a race ginst Miika nd Cherry to the bottom. Another night aroud centro ensued (welcome to the fold Becks and Anna (london) and Carolina (Equdor). A peacful nights sleep was not to follow, not only for miiak and becks´combined poke me till im out of bed teamwork, but also for Unwelcomed disturbnces from a certain person who had drunk just a tad too much that night...

After a 6am wake up call we eventually hit the beaches of rio, Ipanema was the destination, lots of sun, white sand and wavey waters welcome us all, the joys of the first sun in a week had drawn crowds of people, everyone at the hostel descended en mas to the sandy shores for some welcomed sun. Awsome day, challenging wves to games of chicken and burying Becks to head hight in the sand went down a treat.

Waaving bye to Anna and Becks, as well as two of our spanish roomies tody was little weird, waving them off as theyre journeys unfolded whilst our story has come unto its end...

Only one thing to do on our last night of our journey across america sur guess....

PARTY!!!!