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Karin Van Zyl
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Aug 28
Mostly diving and eating – by Karin Jnr.
Hi everybody, sorry that I haven’t blogged in a while but now I am going to, so sit back, relax, and read. I remember that last time I forgot to tell you that we went to a zoo in Rio. It wasn’t the best one, but it was nice to see strange animals. After we …
Aug 19
Ilha Grande 2 – Paraty – by Karin (the Mom)
After our 4 month long stay in Rio de Janeiro, we returned to Ilha Grande for a last time. Frans completed his full time work and we were able to spend much more time exploring and sailing around. We made a decision to start at the town of Paraty. Paraty (pronounced pa-ra-chee) lies on the …
Aug 18
First visit to Ilha Grande – by Karin (the Mom)
We needed to spend four months of our 3 year-circumnavigation in Rio de Janeiro in order for Frans to work full time. If we had our way, we would have spent the whole four months in and around Ilha Grande (Big Island). The Internet there is good, the water is clear enough to swim …
Jun 04
Rio de Janeiro – What a City! – Part 2
Here are some more of the things that we have experienced in Rio. Some made us laugh out loud, some were just interesting and others made us smile. There are also those that disgusted us and those that were thoroughly delightful. I’ll let you decide for yourself which are which. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ During a guided tour in …
May 12
Rio de Janeiro – What a city! – Part 1
Here are some of the things that we have experienced in Rio. Some made us laugh out loud, some were just interesting and others made us smile. There are also those that disgusted us and those that were thoroughly delightful. I’ll let you decide for yourself which are which. ________________________________________________________________________________ You don’t need to find …
Apr 24
My take on Rio – by Karin Joan (Jnr.)
Hi everybody, I haven’t blogged in a while so I have a lot to catch up with: We were all having the most boring time at sea when we spotted the land!!!! We got all exited but little did we know that we would not get there for at least another two days that felt …
Apr 24
This and That – by Sophia
Last time I did a blog, we were at St. Helena. I’m starting again in Rio. When we came here, I expected something else. The Christ the Redeemer statue looks smaller than I thought it would. (They say it is 13 storeys up). It also looks much closer to the water in the pictures. Rio …
Mar 19
Shopping in Rio and other things
Even though our foodstuffs lasted really well over the two ocean crossings, it seriously was time to buy more. The girls craved pork sausages (this was after they worked each other up to the point of drooling) and we couldn’t remember what a fresh egg looked like. For quite a while our experience showed …
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