Fortaleza
The leg from Natal to Fortaleza was enjoyable at the beginning, but very tough once we got near Fortaleza. First of all Fortaleza is a...
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Nov 12, 20193 min read
Joao Pessoa
As we sailed out of Joao Pessoa around midnight, I felt the excitement of adventure coursing through my veins. The dark, moonless night...
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Nov 11, 20191 min read
Tibao do Sul
We also visited Tibao do Sul. Initially we wanted to get there by boat. I read a Brazilian pilot book very popular among Brazilian...
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Nov 8, 20191 min read
Pipa beach
Pipa beach is a major surfing destination in Brazil. It was just a fishing village with no roads until some surfers in the 70s...
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Nov 7, 20191 min read
Jacarè
The passage to Jacarè was the last leg we did with Mario as a crew. It was easier than the previous one but had its own challenges....
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Nov 6, 20191 min read
Olinda
North of Recife there is one little town that after Parati and Ouro Preto, is one of the best preserved colonial villages in Brazil:...
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Nov 5, 20192 min read
Recife
Mario arrived in Salvador as soon as he graduated High School. Well, he went to Greece first with his schoolmates to celebrate the end of...
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Nov 4, 20191 min read
Itaparica
Itaparica is an island right in front of Salvador, in the Baia de Todos Os Santos, the largest bay in Brazil, with 56 islands! We visited...
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Oct 6, 20191 min read
Crossing the Equator!
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Sep 16, 20191 min read
Santo Antônio do Paraguaçu
We navigated the river Paraguaçu to get to see the beautiful and remote convent of Saint Antony. What an experience! We felt like in...
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Sep 13, 20191 min read
Morro de São Paulo
Morro de São Paulo is a lovely village some 30 nautical miles south of Salvador. It’s the closest thing to a Mediterranean island...
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Aug 31, 20194 min read
Salvador de Bahia
Salvador the Bahia is an important landmark in our voyage. After visiting Cape of Good Hope last year, seeing a full scale reproduction...
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Jul 9, 20193 min read
Camamù Bay
Some 30 nautical miles north of Itacarè lays the Bay of Camamu. There are a lot of different villages in the bay and up the river. For us...
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Jun 24, 20193 min read
The dark science of weather forecasts
When you live on a boat it’s very important for your safety to constantly monitor the weather. For this reason, the first task of the...
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May 29, 20194 min read
Itacaré
We left Ilheus at 3 am in order to be able to get to Itacaré at high tide. We were really not impressed by the town and the Iate Clube....
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May 24, 20192 min read
Ilheus
Ilheus is an overnight from Coroa Vermelha, about 18 hours. We left at 3pm and by 9:30 am we were anchored in front of the Iate Clube. ...
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May 23, 20192 min read
Porto Seguro
According to popular belief, Pedro Álvares Cabral landed here in 1500 and that’s why the town was named Porto Seguro (Safe harbor). ...
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May 22, 20192 min read
Terra à vista! Santa Cruz Cabralia
To get to Santa Cruz Cabralia we anchored in front of Santo Andrè, also sadly known as Villa do Sete a Um (Seven to One). It’s here that...
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May 17, 20191 min read
Coroa Vermelha
Oroboro dropped anchor in the very same place where 500+ years ago Pedro Álvares Cabral set foot on Brazil for the first time. The Bay...
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May 16, 20192 min read
Cumuruxatiba
The Abrolhos archipelago Park Ranger Joyce mentioned to us that Cumuruxatiba was a great place to stop. I’m glad we followed her advice...
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