Day 1: "Oh-my-god-o!"

Met up with Joanne in Chicago.


One movie in... And still a long way to go!


Flying over São Paulo.


Flying over São Paulo.


Flying over Rio de Janeiro.



Flying over Rio.


Arrival in Rio! Hello +35 degrees!


Our first drink... "Momma Sue" and Mumooshka.


We discovered Caipirinhas (similar to a margarita, and just as dangerous); chicken empana and crab empana.

Teaching Joanne some Portugese became quite the funny lesson, as "obrigado" (thank you) became Oh-my-god-o!


Holy shiza!! For a minute I thought Kenny Schmidt (#16) was here... That would be trouble! :)

We had a pre-trip meeting, was able to get tickets to the Gay Ball Scala after all, and mingled with the group.

(Reiterate Caipirinhas=dangerous, aka sneak-up-and-get-ya-right-drunk dangerous!)