Today we went to the local park near our hotel and learned the techniques of scaling. We first did an exercise by sketching something in the park using our pencils as a comparison to scale. Then we did an exercise where we were told to draw our partners face using the same scaling method. Our professor Sue then took our books and the rest of the class had to guess who the sketches were of. Some of them were easier to guess than others but we had a good time doing it.
We then had a break and met in the afternoon to start our journey to Sugar Loaf Mountain. We had the option to take the gondolas up to the top but instead decided to take the scenic route and hike the entirety of the way. The hike began fairly easy but soon became increasingly difficult as we progressed. Heres a picture of us climbing through one of the tougher trails.
The end of the hike lead us to a beautiful and incredibly scenic view of Rio. We all stopped to soak it all in but we were shortly informed that this was not the best view yet.
To our amazement we turned the corner and headed to another gondola leading to the very tip of Sugar Loaf Mountain. The view here was indescribable and really gave us an appreciation of the aesthetics Rio has to offer. We all gathered to take pictures as the sun slowly set in the distance.
Tomorrow half of the group will be heading to Iguasu Falls while the other half of us will be staying back in Copacabana to soak up the sun on the beach. We are apart of the group not going to the falls and am very much looking forward to seeing the pictures of their experience as I'm sure all of you reading are as well.
- Paul and Liz
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