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    My day at work.. a pictorial account...

    Here's the boat that I spending too much time on.....



    Port calls are nice in Brazil because you get to see things like big cranes....



    But even better is the beach just down the road.....



    The pics above are from a nice port called Arial Do Cabo (from my last trip offshore a couple of months back)....

    Today, however, I wake up to this site...



    Sailing into berth at Rio for a couple of days.... This makes me happy...



    There's the bloke from the Bible and Sugarloaf Mountain....



    And there's the Niteroi bridge...



    Tugboat pulling us in....



    Past the Brazilian Navy (some of which look like they are waiting for a re-fit)...





    Tonight I'm off to the Maracana to watch Flamengo take on some Uruguayan team called Nacional in the South American Cup... Then will be enjoying a few beers in some square not too far from the boat... Maybe 'll get more interesting photos from the second half of my workday....


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    FFS i can't see these either, anyone know why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rawlins
    Tonight I'm off to the Maracana
    Thats one stadium i would love to visit, do you have room for a stowaway next time round? Good shots, green sent

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    ^^Well, I can see them, but I put them up... You want to have a word with somebody jizzybloke... You are missing out on some lovely pictures....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jizzybloke View Post
    FFS i can't see these either, anyone know why?
    No idea, but theres a couple of shots of 6ft Brazilian birds with big jugs, must be a nightmare for you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spin View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by rawlins
    Tonight I'm off to the Maracana
    Thats one stadium i would love to visit, do you have room for a stowaway next time round? Good shots, green sent
    I'll see what I can do Spin... the girl in your avatar would make a more pleasing stowaway though...

    The pictures are just from my phone but they are not turning out too bad... Petrobras have a silly rule that we are not allowed digital cameras out in the oilfield ... Feckin' stupid as every phone nowadays has a good camera on it....

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    ^^git.

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    Some all too familiar sights there... i spent 7 years working in Brazil myself. Actually lived on Copacabana for a year, that was shite, couldn't wait to leave. Alright for a holiday though.

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    ^... From what I have seen, I much prefer Thailand... Great to see for a few days but wouldn't fancy living there....

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    Agreed Rawlins. I was renting a place on the beachfront for a year (about 4 blocks down from Help!)... i left to rent a place in Thailand after about 10 months. Got sick of Brazil rather quickly.l

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    ^ ... I had a good few nights in Help disco and the short-time hotel one block back after my first stint in Brazil.... I've got 2 versions of a trip report on that somewhere else... Could post the 'soft' version here...(Or have I already?... off to search....)..

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    Where are you from Rawlins?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsquirrel View Post
    Where are you from Rawlins?
    The United Kingdom Of The British Isles Of England

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    ^ Yes

    What part.

    You have Roger Mellee and use the word gadgee. Are you from the Toon?

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    ^ Oh... I see... Originally from Liverpool but spent most of my life in Aberdeen before the move to Thailand...

    Scouse Jock.... (but I like the term gadgee..)

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsquirrel
    gadgee.
    Whats one of them then?

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    From Urban Dictionary... But I would have used the term for any old gadgee....

    1. gadgee

    a person who generaly gets no respect.
    He was picking on this wee gadgee at the bar.

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    ^ta, sure that'll come in useful

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    Quote Originally Posted by jizzybloke
    ^ta, sure that'll come in useful
    Compensation Jizzy for you not being able to see the pics and all...

    Good thread Rawlins...you do get around...

    I went to Rio on the Achille Lauro in 1971...nothing much has changed according to you pics...


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    Nice shots Rawlins. I envy travelling like you do. Seems my travellin days are few as of late. Got any more shots of large-breasted brazillian beach volleyball players?

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    awesome pics mate!

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    What's work does the boat do ?. I see a lot of cranes and a large deck but not much equipment.

    Did you get your pocket picked. I'm told that the Brazilian pickpockets are the best in the world.

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    A more interesting day than mine, thats for sure.

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    Nice stuff Rawlins, would love to visit Brazil.

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    sensaional panorami

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