Today was brilliantly sunny and I had breakfast outside overlooking the water. Unfortunately when I went to put on my sunglasses they were nowhere to be found—I'm guessing they fell out of my bag during the tour yesterday.
And of course everything was closed today, including the hotel gift shop, but it occurred to me that if they have vendors selling bikinis on Copacabana Beach (and they do, although I remain confused about why you would wait until you were already at the beach to buy one) I might be able to find someone selling sunglasses. And I did.
This kind gentleman wanted 200 reals for the glasses (about $31) but accepted 130 when that was all I had. Strolling along the beach immediately became more pleasant, and I was able to spend a few hours by the pool this afternoon as well.
Where I managed to get a sunburn on the tops of my feet because I forgot to apply sunscreen there. It's been a long time since I was outside in a bathing suit.
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