Fernando de Noronha
A small archipelago of 18 islands 200 miles off the coast of Brazil. The water is turquoise and clear and the island (there is only 1 that is inhabited) is beautiful – gorgeous beaches, green landscape and good restaurants. In 2001, UNESCO designated the archipelago a World Heritage Site because of its importance as a feeding ground for tuna, sharks, turtles, and marine mammals. Diving was a must!
We stayed at anchor for 3 nights and had time to explore the island in a bright orange ‘buggy’ – the most common form of transport. We found a gorgeous lunch spot (Fiona recommendation), spent time on the beach playing in waves, had a couple of very social dinners out with the fleet and I did a couple of dives with Cory, Luc and Penny. The second dive was magical … beautiful coloured rock formations, rays, lobsters, barracuda and so much more. Whilst I was diving, Chris was lucky enough to have dolphins for company for a couple of hours. We will definitely be back next year.
3 days went by very quickly. As forecast, the wind shifted east and it was time to go. We have a long passage of 900 miles to Devil’s Island off French Guyana (Papillon fame). We are hoping to catch the current and the trade winds as we leave Brazil behind … we have to sail as there is no opportunity to buy fuel all the way to Grenada (2100 nm away). 2 days in, we are feeling a little apprehensive. No wind to speak of, many squalls and the humidity and heat is hard to handle. One day at a time … it will take the time it takes. The joys of ocean sailing!
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land looks lovely!
good luck with the wind…x
yes a very special place indeed
wow it looks fabulous and what a beautiful photo of you Karen . I hope you are lucky with the wind ,safe travels 🥰xx
What a lovely place. So nice to see your faces. Looking forward exploring the island next year with you guys 😘