Rio de Janeiro

Finally reached Rio city proper and I'm staying in a hostel called Che
Lagarto three blocks from Cococobana beach. There's been quite a lot
of mix-up along the way but things seem to be in order now.

The supposed train from London Bridge didn't materialise so I had to
get a cab to Victoria station and get the train from there. Both the
flight to Porto and the connecting flight to Rio were delayed. When I
finally got to Rio no flights were available the same day to Salvador
where Tom, Reynolds & Fabian are so I tried to get a last minute
cancellation spot but in the process managed to miss booking the
earliest flight tomorrow morning... I'd planned to sleep at the
airport and get a 6am flight but thanks to my dilly-dallying I'm now
in the hostel and will catch a flight out around 4pm.

Not sure what to make of things so far. Came through a very rough
looking area on the limousine bus but the more affluent areas seem
fairly safe.

With any luck next update should be from Salvador.