At the Copa...

Spent today at Copacabana. Aside from being a suburb surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Atlantic on the other it is also one of the most densely populated places on the planet. So there is apartments galore as well as a lively shopping area, street vendors and of course the beach.

A hand full of palm trees, but about 4kms of sandy beach and the beautiful blue ocean. There are lots of little stalls where you can buy drinks including coconuts (yes Simon, even served in the fruit) which being a favourite I had to try. And Brazillian coconuts are damn fine. High twenties, slight breeze- perfect costal weather. All good.