Cowbright: Rainy day in Buzios, Brazil

Many places on our itinerary I've never even heard of, much less thought about visiting. Buzios would be one of them. We would have enjoyed it more had it not been sprinkling rain the entire time, but I certainly won't complain about the cooler temperature! We knew it was a small island (actually it's a peninsula) so we didn't book an excursion. We had planned to just get off the ship and wander around, and that's exactly what we did.

Buzios is small with no ship docks, so we had to tender in again, which is never a lot of fun. The tenders are hot and crowded inside and often the water is choppy. There are 4 guys to help you safely disembark - 1 on each side of the tender door itself and 2 on the dock to help you make a safe transition across. It's likely you'll have 4 hands on your arms as you exit the tender boat.

Buzios is a quaint little beach resort town with some nice shops and plenty of places to purchase casual clothes, beach wear, souvenirs and such. Thankfully we arrived before the restaurants opened and the sidewalks and streets became crowded. We ended up walking about 2 miles total.

As always, I took a good number of photos, although it was not easy balancing a large umbrella in the other hand while dodging water puddles. Only having a single pair of tennis shoes and my warm winter Uggs, I was trying extra hard not to get my feet wet. The high was only 76 degrees, so it was a nice reprieve from the heat we've been experiencing in other port cities.

Although only 5 miles long, Buzios boasts 26 beaches. North Buzios beaches enjoy calm and warm water while southern beaches are mostly open ocean and a bit colder water. It is surrounded by hills and mountains covered by plenty of vegetation. Restaurants offer a variety of food types - French, Italian, Moroccan, Thai, etc but the main local dishes are understandably fish and seafood. One could easily spend the best part of the day shopping and eating there with an unlimited supply of money and energy. Ha!

restaurants not open yet

We enjoyed our short visit, but as warned we left our rings and watches behind and and tried to stay aware of our surroundings. Because it wasn't crowded when we were there, we never felt even a bit uneasy.

There are several notable statues on the island. I managed to snap a picture of Ronnie with Bridgitte Bardot whose1964 visit with her Brazillian boyfriend supposedly turned this once sleepy fishing village into an international chic resort.

We came back to the ship for lunch and I was able to join in for my Zoom BSF meeting at 2 p.m. We've had a lazy afternoon and we're going to order room service for dinner. Sounds like a plan to me!

One more day until we (hopefully) get our luggage!! But who's counting?