Everyone else had booked on an overnight bus to Rio on the 17
th, but if we too where going to make it to Rio by the 18
th for the start of Carnival we had to leave the house on
the 16
th to ensure we could make it on time.
Our aim on the first day was to get as close to the ´Emerald Coast´(the stretch of coast between Santos and Rio) as possible, as we had been told the this coastal highway was one of the most picturesque in the world. After riding in
the pouring rain for most of the day we almost made it, but pulled up about 150km south of Santos at a small coastal town called
Peruibe. Earlier in the day we had meet up with another couple traveling on motorbikes.
Pierre and Celine had ridden their BMW GS1200´s down from Quebec, Canada to
Ushuaia and where now on their way home.
Piere and Celine where also on their way to Rio, so we agreed that it would be fun to head up there together as a bit of a convoy.
The following day the sun was shinning which set the mood for a great days riding. A quick stop in the old colonial town of Paraty and the endless sweeping bends up and down the Emerald Coast ensured that we
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on our approach to Rio!
Everyone else had booked on an overnight bus to Rio on the 17th, but if we too where going to make it to Rio by the 18th for the start of Carnival we had to leave the house on the 16th to ensure we could make it on time.
Our aim on the first day was to get as close to the ´Emerald Coast´(the stretch of coast between Santos and Rio) as possible, as we had been told the this coastal highway was one of the most picturesque in the world. After riding in the pouring rain for most of the day we almost made it, but pulled up about 150km south of Santos at a small coastal town called Peruibe. Earlier in the day we had meet up with another couple traveling on motorbikes. Pierre and Celine had ridden their BMW GS1200´s down from Quebec, Canada to Ushuaia and where now on their way home. Piere and Celine where also on their way to Rio, so we agreed that it would be fun to head up there together as a bit of a convoy.
The following day the sun was shinning which set the mood for a great days riding. A quick stop in the old colonial town of Paraty and the endless sweeping bends up and down the Emerald Coast ensured that we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on our approach to Rio!
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