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RIO DE JANEIRO (Part 2) INCLUDING GUANABARA BAY CRUISE--Friday, December 20, 2013 1312-407 Naval Installation with German-inspired building in back at foot of Sugar Loaf

RIO DE JANEIRO (Part 2) INCLUDING GUANABARA BAY CRUISE--Friday, December 20, 2013

December 20th 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO INCLUDING GUANABARA BAY CRUISE--Friday, December 20, 2013 On the third day, we took a very nice boat tour of Guanabara Bay. Rio de Janeiro got its name because whoever the first explorer was, when his ships sailed into this bay, it was on the first of January in 1502, and they thought it was the mouth of a river—hence Rio or river. The day was clear-ish at least ... read more
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We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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