Monday 15th June 2015 Being twenty five kilometres south of the Tropic of Capricorn doesn´t make any difference to the climate, or does it? No, of course not! However, as we write this blog, in a chilly 18 degrees, the rain is pouring down and the views are clouded over! Actually, we left Parati on Friday in pouring rain as well, and the weekend here has been hot and sunny; it just feels non-tropical now! Our bus journey last Friday, despite the torrential rain, was quite enjoyable and if the weather had been fine it would have been spectacular. The bus was an hour late and then the driver wanted his lunch so we departed nearly two hours later than scheduled, but this isn´t unusual! The Atlantic Rainforest is one of the most stunning
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