My South American adventure began almost a month and a half ago in Lima on the Pacific Ocean, so it was only fitting that it end on the Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro
Ipanema beach was deserted in the morning, I guess even beautiful people need to work.
Later in the afternoon, I went to the summit of Tijuca Forest National Park, approximately 520m above sea level. Watch the video to find out why I was looking down at Cucumber beach from a launch ramp for hand-gliders.
With both feet firmly on the ground again, I hiked up an outcrop on the cusp of Ipanema and Copacabana beach to watch the sun set. The flat-top immediately to the left of the Sun was the take off point for my maiden flight.
Another picture of the beautiful sunset on Ipanema beach, a perfect place to end my South America adventure.
Here are some more pictures (soon).
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Dude! That must have been exhilarating. Good to know you survived, I would have been screaming like a little girl.
i was screaming like a little girl, you just cant hear it over the wind!
awesome! Nick watched with great fascination…and that’s something since his attention span with videos is less than a minute!
fantastic! watching you, I am having butterflies in my stomach. How was it when over the sea???
Awesome flight!!! No turning back after that last step off the top! Looks like a great trip so far.
Great video of your reincarnation as a bird!
What a thrill ride.. We were there but we didn’t hang glide.. really bad decision..