Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Rio in the Rain




Today was drizzly, foggy and things were not easy to see, but it had its own certain charms. First we did a city tour of Rio and stopped and went into the cathedral which is very modern and has beautiful windows. Then we headed to Sugarloaf Mountain. To get there, we took two gondolas. The first went to the first mountain where we got off and walked across the top to the second one. We were in the clouds at both levels. Still, it was fun to do it. When we got to the top, I started hunting for the marmosets that I had read were there. Since it was drizzly, they were "hiding" but I spotted one up in a tree on the edge of the path down. I got a cute photos and then went and tried to find others to show it to, but only a couple were nearby. As the mist stopped, they were getting more active and there were about 5-6 at least up in this tree and were really cute to watch.
They are among the smallest in the monkey family.

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