Rio de Janeiro Day 7

We got up, had breakfast, and made a quick getaway to go to the beach before the sun was too hot and it got busy. We ubered to Copacabana Beach around 9. The beach wasn't busy, and it was a good temperature, hot but still manageable. We set up our towel, got the sunscreen on, and relaxed. Allan had some difficulty just being relaxed on the sandy beach, but did go in the water. I stuck my legs in, but the ocean was far too cold to go swimming like he did. I also took advantage of Allan playing in the water to read my book on the beach. It was peaceful and a perfect way to start the last 12 hours in Brazil.

Around 10:30 the beach started to fill up, and the sun was starting to get more intense. We were also aware that we needed to check out by noon. We got an Uber back to the hotel, had time for showers and to finish packing. We were out of the room by 12:00, and then chilled out at the hotel for a few hours. Allan took a walk to Maracanã Stadium, and then we got our Uber to the airport.

Once at the airport, we saw the check in desk was open early, bonus! When we got to the desk, a very helpful man told us our plane was most likely grounded for technical reasons, and booked us on new flights to Miami and Charleston to Panama City. It took a while to get things rebooked, and then he waited a while. Then had to undo all the changes because the flight to Miami was getting grounded so we were getting their plane! We got back on our original flight, and an added bonus of a new flight from Dallas to Panama City with a shorter layover.

We then made our way to the airport lounge before the flight. We had some decent food and drinks, and then it was time to board! We were on our way back 🇺🇸Read more