Holidays in the jungle (sort of)

Marcantilan · 01-19-08, 01:51 PM

Warning 56ks - pics inside.

My holidays (remember we are enjoying summer here in the southern hemisphere) ended last wednesday, after an horrifying (a heavy-heavy thunderstorm in the last half hour of the trip - including landing!) flight from Rio (Brazil) to Buenos Aires.

Besides that, Ilha Grande (a semi vixen island 130 km south of Rio) was a wonderful trip, one that wife and me enjoyed a lot. Sadly, I´m back for work.

Some pics with comments (I must advise that I was reading "Inmediate Action", by former SAS Andy McNab in the trip, and I´m a big "Lost" fan too. Keep it in mind for the comments)

Let´s go.

Arriving to the island. The island hasn´t cars or big tracks. The only means to moving is by foot (small tracks into the jungle, from town to town) or by boat. As always, I spent half my maritime trips doing FC calculations (angle of the bow, speed, distance, so on). Pointless, for sure, because I´ll bet that I can disable one of those only by the flak gun, why to spend a torpedo on it?

Me on the white sands of Lopez Mendes beach, one of the finest of Brazil. This pic is photoshopped: To avoid embarrasing the sedentary members of the forum, I reduced my muscles and chest and I added some flotation devices around my belly.

One of the proof of the existence of "others" in the island. Look at the name of the boat...

The islands has plenty of colonial buildings, like this ancient church. The jungle surrounded the place. The people on the background are "others".

I don´t recall if this one is Figment from Epcot Center or a bad gremlim, leftout from the movie. Anyway, the picture was taken in a track really into the jungle. The little rodent / monkey / freak creature was roaming there with a couple of friends (or I least I assume they are his friends, maybe they are relatives).

The view from my hotel window. The brazilian mainland in the background. No more comments...

One of the beaches. First, I´m not the beached whale in the bottom right. Second, as you can guess, someone travelled a lot from Alaska. Lastly, and asking the question in advance: "No, I didn´t climb the ladder and get a coconut"

The end, hope you like it!

Marcantilan · 01-22-08, 07:05 PM

Forget to mention, I also bought this book about Uboats in Brazil.

In portuguese, very similar to spanish...

01-19-08, 01:51 PM	#1
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Holidays in the jungle (sort of) Warning 56ks - pics inside. My holidays (remember we are enjoying summer here in the southern hemisphere) ended last wednesday, after an horrifying (a heavy-heavy thunderstorm in the last half hour of the trip - including landing!) flight from Rio (Brazil) to Buenos Aires. Besides that, Ilha Grande (a semi vixen island 130 km south of Rio) was a wonderful trip, one that wife and me enjoyed a lot. Sadly, I´m back for work. Some pics with comments (I must advise that I was reading "Inmediate Action", by former SAS Andy McNab in the trip, and I´m a big "Lost" fan too. Keep it in mind for the comments) Let´s go. Arriving to the island. The island hasn´t cars or big tracks. The only means to moving is by foot (small tracks into the jungle, from town to town) or by boat. As always, I spent half my maritime trips doing FC calculations (angle of the bow, speed, distance, so on). Pointless, for sure, because I´ll bet that I can disable one of those only by the flak gun, why to spend a torpedo on it? Me on the white sands of Lopez Mendes beach, one of the finest of Brazil. This pic is photoshopped: To avoid embarrasing the sedentary members of the forum, I reduced my muscles and chest and I added some flotation devices around my belly. One of the proof of the existence of "others" in the island. Look at the name of the boat... The islands has plenty of colonial buildings, like this ancient church. The jungle surrounded the place. The people on the background are "others". I don´t recall if this one is Figment from Epcot Center or a bad gremlim, leftout from the movie. Anyway, the picture was taken in a track really into the jungle. The little rodent / monkey / freak creature was roaming there with a couple of friends (or I least I assume they are his friends, maybe they are relatives). The view from my hotel window. The brazilian mainland in the background. No more comments... One of the beaches. First, I´m not the beached whale in the bottom right. Second, as you can guess, someone travelled a lot from Alaska. Lastly, and asking the question in advance: "No, I didn´t climb the ladder and get a coconut" The end, hope you like it! __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis Last edited by Marcantilan; 01-22-08 at 07:06 PM.

01-22-08, 07:05 PM	#2
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Forget to mention, I also bought this book about Uboats in Brazil. In portuguese, very similar to spanish... __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis