Wunderlust ...

Well after the carnival I decided to hang around in Rio for a little while longer - although I never did wear the mask again. As I sunbathed on Copacabana beach in the soaring heat, watching people go by wearing next to nothing - yes the speedo thong is extremely popular here with overweight men, I thought I would be able to cope with England and the not so hot temperatures. Well I was wrong. My plane finally touched down in Manchester (after around 30 hours) in March and true to form it was raining. I can't remember the first two days back as I managed to contract some bug - it must be something in the water and was asleep for the majority of the time. When I did awake again it was still raining. Then it snowed. Then it hailed. Then there was gale force winds. I couldn't cope by this point so I have booked another trip away. In my short time here I managed to visit a few people - the sun even came out whilst I was in Suffolk. I didn't make it to York or Portsmouth or Devon for that matter but hopefully next time. Lets see if Cairo can help my itchy feet...