Coys in Rio 2016: Will We or Won't We?

As any of you who have been regular readers of my blog will know, when it comes to leaving the UK and of course, coming back, the stress levels do have a tendency to rise. Today has been no exception although before I indicate the current stressometer reading, I'll update you on what we did before heading to the airport in Foz Do Iguacu. Our first flight was not scheduled to leave until 1557 local time so we headed to the Parques das Aves where we saw a different kind of flight, that of our winged and feathered friends.

This bird park contains more than a thousand inhabitants from 150 species, mostly from Brazil and is spread over 16 hectares of lush Amazon type rainforest. We had woken to the most stunning of days with crystal clear blue skies but also with a noticeable nip in the air and so it was pretty cold under the canopy of the forest. That said, it proved to be a fascinating two hours which enabled us to get close up to some very beautiful birds, a number of which you can see in the photos below. If you ever are in this part of the world to see the falls, then put Parques das Aves on your list.

And so back to stressometers which didn't even register a reading for our first flight as at check in, we were told that there were many seats available and we were given boarding passes straight away. This staff travel thing really is a breeze! A great flight across to Rio as well although with approximately a hundred miles to run, the cloudless skies disappeared and we arrived into a city where the end of the world looked nigh!!

So here we sit in Rio looking at the vast lines of people checking in for Flight BA 248 to London Heathrow! So long, that at the moment, we have decided to sit back for an hour to let the crowds dissolve before we make our way to the desk. Stressometer reading nowhere near peak yet but I have started to plan for a potential night in a Rio airport hotel!! Sometimes you take the rough with the smooth and I am always hopeful that my undying optimism will come through once more.

I do intend to write one more post when we get home to round up my thoughts on Rio, Iguacu and Brazil in general and if you do by any chance read this post tonight, please cross your fingers. Every little bit helps.