1st day (well 2nd)

Crashed out asleep at last night, must have been the time difference.
met some cool people today, group of 8 from Lester. 6 of them just flying in from London for a holiday to meet the other two dudes who been travelling for 5 months.
Today i got up early, had breakfast and luckily met the group mentioned, they were just getting in and off to the beach while they wanted for the check in time.
we all went down to Copacobahana beach and sunbathed, the waves were ridiculous so i decided not to go swimming.
we went on an excursion about the city, through the markets and on the streets. its a very busy city.
Lunch time came and we were all pretty hungry so we had the option of a R$3 burger from ¨bobs burgers¨ or hit up McDonald. i couldn't pass up the opportunity to see if foreign Mcdonalds  meets British standards.......it doesn't. food was average and seem to be just a plain chicken burger from Iceland's in a bun. in case you don't go to Iceland's, its not very nice.
tonight the hostel are arranging a boat party, open bar, all you can eat buffet, 2 levels music, should be fun. going with the group which makes me feel 100% safer out and about, now i have people i can talk with. the 1st night at dinner, i was the only English speaker.
tomorrow I'm off to the bus station to book my bus to Campo Grandee, 22 hours, fun. and also i plan to book my hostel tomorow.
in terms of budget, I'm on a slight overspend, by about 20 quid, not to bad, mainly the extortion rate i payed for a taxi from the airport and tonight boat trip, but hey, when in Rio!
That's all for now, I'll update when something interesting.