Rain

First thing this morning it was raining although still quite warm at 20 C
It was a fairly light shower but had the impact of keeping away nearly all the joggers and walkers who usually fill the pavement and cycleway on the beach. (note photo is taken on a sunday when they close one lane on the road).

Still working out which is the best Kiosk to buy my coconut in but even this morning when I was the only person at any stall I still got not attention from the behind the bar.

In the afternoon we got the metro bus and Metro on Line 1 to Uruguainana and went to the wholesale shopping area between there and Carioca station. Martin had to buy some material to re-upholster the dining table chairs and a part for the curtain poles for the lounge. Then combined a couple of nice cafes with art exhibitions. One was in the Banco du Brazil building which was very impressive but neither of us particularly liked the work of the artist Paulo Pasta.

In the evening we went for a bottle of wine and a really good pizza in a restaurant in Zona Sul. This is like the local equivalent of Sainsbury. It was odd sitting at a table and then looking up and seeing people with trolleys shopping right in front of us.