Boat trip and Gay Ball

Included in our Rio activities was a boat trip around one of the bays to see the sunset. There were a few free (strong) cocktails and within an hour people were dancing to the dodgy DJ playing songs like the Grease megamix (a wella wella wella huh). The weather was raining so we didnt see the sunset, but I dont think many people were bothered by that. This Rio Carnival trip is the end of a few weeks travelling for a lot of people, and this was their last excursion together, so everyone was up for a good time. We got back to the hotel a bit tipsy and prepared ourselves for the Gay Ball.

The Gay Ball is a televised all over Brazil and is famous for its transvestites and fancy dress. We (well, Dee) decided to put a lot of effort into the costumes we were going to wear and tried to glam it up as much as possible. I thought we were pretty camp, but when we got downstairs at our hotel we saw what some of the other guys were wearing, it put us to shame. A couple of them were wearing speedos and t-shirts with the nipples cut out. For some, it was their first night at a gay club. I dont think they knew what they were letting themselves in for.

When we arrived we had to walk down the red carpet to get in and the huge crowd cheered and wolf whistled as we went past. It certainly was an experience...