All the people we met in Brazil, described to us “Ilha Grande” as an essential step. Paradise islands! so we wanted to see… 17 February 2011 After a night of sailing we head to the nearest bay – Praia de Palmas. We meet Didier, Isabelle and Barrack who were…
06 February We leave Buzios in the morning and decide to go to Cabo Frio where the anchorages are known to be “Quiet”… To our surprise the wind forces, The waves break on the rocks around us and quickly we reduce the sail, The genoa and start the engine…. We are committed to the…
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Finally the Spi swells 2 February After a first day of training, The wind seems to stabilize and pushes us to an average of 5 nodes. A small swell comes from behind – which makes the boat roll and is not very comfortable… The eavesdropping slams when the sails take the wind back…
Sunset under Spi… we slide on the water! 31 January. There's more to eat! Tomorrow we set sail for Rio. We spend a large part of the afternoon scraping the hull to remove the algae and shells that have taken up residence there. With mask and snorkel it's…
Underwater and incognito! Whew! we are at sea and have left Morro de Sao Paulo behind us – It's very beautiful, But that's not our idea of an authentic corner. We also caught the crève there under the showers… or is it a memory of the air conditioning of the Yacht Club de Bahia?
We participated in the regatta… and celebrated! After almost a month in the Baia de “todos os Santos” It is time to continue our journey south. The decision is made and all we have to do is go through Salvador for the exit formalities. On the road we race…
We leave the island of Matarandiba and go around islands and sandbanks to find the mouth of the Rio Paraguaçu. The same evening the anchor is placed in a narrow arm of the river on the edge of mangroves (with Jacques, Karine and Georges from the boat “Moana”). Red Ibises fly from one shore to the other… their red color…
4 January. First stop on our tour of the “Baia de todos os santos”, the island of Matarandiba about ten miles south of the marina. Sailing down the Itaparica Canal between the sandbanks (well marked with poles) and small islands with beaches lined with coconut palms…