Buzios, Brazil

Today we are again at anchor off the coast of Brazil.  This town is about 2 hours outside of Rio.  It was a little fishing village until the 1960's when Brigitte Bardot holidayed here to escape the paparazzi.  Beaches are the draw in Buzios.  They have lots of beaches and lots of fishing.

We got up early to swim for an hour and then a light breakfast in La Veranda.  We decided to cancel our shore excursion as it was the same thing as we did yesterday.  And since we are at anchor, the tender ride is rather rough.  They tried three different areas to anchor and finally the Captain decided to pull up the anchor and just drift.  This made moving the ship to protect the tender area easier.

Beach by town

We decided to wait and go into the town later.  So I went up to the needlepoint gathering and watched the tenders get bounced around.  We went into the town at about 11 am.  There were lots of nice shops along the streets.

Main street in Buzios

Another street view

We then walked the beach side area and came across the famous statue of Bardot.  It is said that Buzios was the one place where she was able to relax.

Bob and Brigitte

Homes 

This is a pretty nice area of the country.  We took the tender back and it was a rough ride.  Glad it was not any longer than it was.  Had a quick lunch and then I read on the balcony.  Needlepoint, tea, and trivia again.  We did not do as well today.  But it still is fun to try.  After Bob and I went swimming once more for about 45 minutes.

Fishermen Statue

This is a statue in the middle of the harbor.  Interesting.

We dressed for dinner and had our cocktail in the Mariners Lounge.  We were joined by a man from California.  His wife is a travel agent and this is their first Regent cruise.  We talked about their experience on the ship.  She hates Holland America and will not put her clients on those ships unless they demand to and I told her she had picky clients.  I was glad they had reservations at Signatures as I do not like to be around negative people.  Sure, there is good and bad on all ships.  Keep it to yourself.  

Dinner was good in Compass Rose.  Both Bob and I had the lobster.  It was served in a different manner and was quite good.   I have given up desserts for Lent, and so tonight they served Grand Marnier Souffle. Sorry for the misspelling.  Anyway, I passed and just had a cup of tea.  Oh well.  Back to the cabin where I finished watching "The Bucket List".  Then bed.  Tomorrow we are day one in Rio.