South of Your Comfort Zone

(Translation: Christ the Redeemer)

Ok, so let me start out by saying it got foggy, but in a sort of mystical way. The day had been sunny and clear. Even the ride up to the top of the hill was clear and bright and the first minute and a half at the top was fine as well… 

…but a minute and a half later, huge clouds of fog began wafting over the hill and soon we could see very little of the city below. Here’s the best shot of the famous Pão de Azucar (Sugar Loaf) I could get.

The clouds were so huge that at times even when you were 10 feet in front of the statue, you could see little of it. But with the sun behind, it created an amazing effect that…well, see for yourself.

And of course I had to get in on the action…

On the way out, waiting for the train down, I took these two shots which I think came out awesome…