Nathans Travel Blog

9/6/2014

My Dad and I were walking down San Cristobel mountain when we spotted a short cut, we quickly took it but that was not the wisest decision as it was muddy and steep we carried on anyway. Suddenly I found my self sliding down the mountain in this bog like mud, my pants got a bit dirty but at least we had our very own tour guide, Mr Stray Dog. Our tour gide had been very hepful and would wait for us when he got in front too far but the most helpful thing he did was decide which track to use when there was a fork. Well I guess he did a good job because I'm not still on that mountain. The rest of the day was easy apart from the crazy cab rides and the underground metro, then there was also a cool interactive museum (check photos) . Then we went on the funicular (watch video).

10/6/2014

I woke up, the time was 4:00am. We had two flights to catch, one from Santiago to Sao Paulo and then Sao Paulo to Fortaleza. We arrived at the airport on time then my dad, Mum, sister and I went to our gate number 21a. After being there for 10 min they moved us to gate 20a then to 18a, then after that back to 21a. We finally got on the plane and sat on our seats. My Mum and I watched the same movie at the same time. We watched Playing for Keeps. Then I slept on the second flight. When we arrived, we caught a taxi that drove us to our apartment. We are staying on the14th floor. It has a very nice view (check photos)

11/6/2014

We went into town and later to the Praia do Futuro beach. On the beach we were allocated a table. At this beach, people from eveywhere come trying to sell you things like table cloths, wooden carvings, hammocks etc. There was one lady about 81 to 85 years old who was selling sunscreen and body lotion. Every time she came to sell something to us, which happened about 10 times, she would touch my face and stroke my hair.

12/6/2014

The opening game of the World Cup was about to happen. The time was 1:30pm and there was 3 hours and 30 min left until the World Cup kicked off but all over Brazil people were closing their shops and shutting down stalls. We had just been stand up paddleboarding and even they were shutting down. Dad had bought me be a Brazilian shirt with the number 10 which is Neymar's number. About 3 and a half hours later, we were sitting down in a restaurant right in the front of the tv. The game was between Brazil and Croatia.The match was close, but  the Brazilians had more possession. Then right as the clock ticked 11min into the game, the Croatians made a break down the sideline and crossed the ball into the middle of the penalty box and a Brazilian defender tracking back kicked it into Brazil's goal. The restaurant went silent. Then number 10 Neymar scores and the restaurant erupts but its still only one all and in the 71st minute, number 10 Neymar scores from a penalty and again the restaurant erupted with celebration. One minute into extra time, Oscar seals the deal for Brazil with a goal in the bottom corner.

Tomorrow we will not do much but watch some soccer and go to the beach.