2025 Day 3 At Sea

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2025 Day 3 At Sea

After leaving Cabo Frio we headed to north to Salvador de Bahia, but before our arrival in Salvador we had a relaxing day at sea. Not much to report other than a great sunset and some great wine.

Espresso Bump

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My first espresso bump (espresso with tonic) on board the Splendor. Luckily for me the barista knows what an espresso with tonic is. I did get a few interesting looks from the other passengers and some of the crew.

Lunch

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Ahi Tuna Steak Burger with cheese and fries. Not that healthy, pretty tasty though..

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2025 Cabo Frio Brazil

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2025 Cabo Frio Brazil

Our first port of call on our Atlantic Crossing was Cabo Frio.

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Cabo Frio was a very short overnight transit from Rio de Janeiro. It gets its name from the fact that the water in Cabo Frio is cooler than in Rio, Frio means cold in Portuguese.

As Cabo Frio is a small town so there isn’t a wharf big enough for us to dock, which meant we had to transfer via ships tenders. This would be our only tender port of the cruise.

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2025 RSS Splendor Embarkation Day

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2025 RSS Splendor Embarkation Day

Embarkation day for my Atlantic Crossing came around quickly.

My Last Rio Sunrise (for now)

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As per all my days in Rio the sunrise was something to enjoy. My room in the Sheraton Grand had a small balcony so I was able to get a few decent shots of the sunrise and the nearby favela.

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2025 Tijuca National Park and Monastery São Bento

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2025 Tijuca National Park and Monastery São Bento

Next on my tour of Rio with Mathias was a visit to the Tijuca National Park and then Monastery São Bento, a spot of lunch will be on the cards as well.

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Tijuca National Park (Parque Nacional Da Tijuca)

The Tijuca National Park is one of the largest urban national parks in the world covering an area of around 40kms (15miles). Apparently Tijuca means marsh.

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Christ the Redeemer is one of the attractions that call the Tijuca National Park home.

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2025 Rio Sunrise and Farmer’s Market

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2025 Rio Sunrise and Farmer’s Market

My last day in Rio included an interesting sunrise and more touring of the city starting with one of Rio’s Farmer’s Markets.

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Sunrise

One of the things I liked about Rio was its sunrise. Every day I was in Rio there was a lot of fog and mist that drifted in and out make for an interesting sunrise.

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2025 Santa Teresa and Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

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2025 Santa Teresa and Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

The next place that Gus took me to was the Santa Teresa neighbourhood. We went there for two reasons, lunch and so that I could check out the street art in this very artsy area.

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Santa Teresa was named after the Santa Teresa Convent which was built in the 1750’s.

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