Today was another wonderful day in Rio. We spent the morning relaxing at home, and we ventured toward the beach this afternoon on our way to the Hippy Fair in Ipenema. Stood for a while and watched a GREAT volleyball match. I have to say our time spent at the Hippy Fair today involved more English then we've heard the whole time we've been here. It is a very popular tourist location. Essentially, it is an open air art fair with several hundred artists selling their goods. The pictures to the left are two of a painting we purchased at the end of our browsing. We actually watched the man paint the picture. It was phenomenal to watch him complete the masterpiece. There are five artists from a local fahvela who paint every day at this particular place in the plaza. The men were very friendly. We understood basically everything they communicated to us, which was a really cool feeling. And they invited us to come visit in the plaza any day and enjoy cerveja with them. :-) It was a wonderful end to a relaxing holiday for all of us.