Not without a little drama as the gentleman at Sao Paulo´s airport Federal Police insisted that I opened the bike box.
- How long have you had this bicycle?
- Mate, I´ve been travelling for the last 36 hours. I got here and had to wait almost one hour to have my Brazilian passport looked at by a trainee and didn´t even get a stamp on it. I declared the goods I was bringing into the country weren`t valued more than US3,000 (OK, I lied!), which is kind of OK and I am taking everything back home with me. And I have less than one hour to get on my flight to Rio. Two years.
- Where is home than?
- Sir, have you had the coffee airlines serve in those plastic cups during the flights? Brisbane, Australia.
- When was the last time you came to Brazil? How long are you staying? Who are you staying with?
- Mate, get me a Stanley... a knife, please!
I made the domestic flight. But as the doors were about to close, the captain announced that due to adverse weather conditions we were going to land at Galeao, Rio´s international airport, not Santos Dummont Airport where my family was going to be waiting.
No worries, the friendly woman next to me insisted I used her mobile to let my folks know. All good, I would be seeing them soon.
Well, not that soon, 45 minutes later the First Officer made a final announcement:
- Senhoras e senhores, we are starting our descent and will be landing at Santos Dummont Airport in 5 minutes. We hope you had a...
- Hey officer, you got it wrong and my family is waiting at... Never mind, I will call them again to let them know and look for a bar to have a cafezinho. That´s what they do in Rio.
And I am in Rio and I am going to ride my bike.
- How long have you had this bicycle?
- Mate, I´ve been travelling for the last 36 hours. I got here and had to wait almost one hour to have my Brazilian passport looked at by a trainee and didn´t even get a stamp on it. I declared the goods I was bringing into the country weren`t valued more than US3,000 (OK, I lied!), which is kind of OK and I am taking everything back home with me. And I have less than one hour to get on my flight to Rio. Two years.
- Where is home than?
- Sir, have you had the coffee airlines serve in those plastic cups during the flights? Brisbane, Australia.
- When was the last time you came to Brazil? How long are you staying? Who are you staying with?
- Mate, get me a Stanley... a knife, please!
I made the domestic flight. But as the doors were about to close, the captain announced that due to adverse weather conditions we were going to land at Galeao, Rio´s international airport, not Santos Dummont Airport where my family was going to be waiting.
No worries, the friendly woman next to me insisted I used her mobile to let my folks know. All good, I would be seeing them soon.
Well, not that soon, 45 minutes later the First Officer made a final announcement:
- Senhoras e senhores, we are starting our descent and will be landing at Santos Dummont Airport in 5 minutes. We hope you had a...
- Hey officer, you got it wrong and my family is waiting at... Never mind, I will call them again to let them know and look for a bar to have a cafezinho. That´s what they do in Rio.
And I am in Rio and I am going to ride my bike.
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4 comments:
Yeah! What a trip... But as you said, you and your bike are TOGETHER in Rio, take it easy ;-)
Dude, I feel for you but I just could not stop laughing my head off. Drink heaps more coffee and then ride to take away the frustration.
Stay safe and eat plenty!
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Beto,foi legal te ver gostaria que a Julice estivesse tb , nos 3 juntos como nos velhos tempos . Será que vai demorar mais uma década para nos encontrarmos again .Parabéns por todas as suas conquistas e boa sorte nessa nova mudança de vida e de Pais .bj Ana Luiza
Obrigado Ana! Com certeza, aqueles tempos foram muito bom. Temos que organizar esse encontro dos tres para a proxima vez. Ate a proxima, beijos, Beto
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