Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

SALVADOR (photo taken on Raptor)

Salvador (just a days sail from Itaparica) is the capital of Bahia state in Brazil. We arrived at the Terminal Náutico da Bahia Marina on 15th October 2014.

Salvador is divided into 3 parts: a lower city, an upper city and seaside area. Looks pretty from afar doesn't it? 

We didn't have a good impression of the lower city (mainly due to safety) but was pleasantly delighted with the upper city (called Pelourinho) the historic centre of Salvador, the old city.. a mix of derelict and restored colonial residences colourfully painted and churches exhibiting its Portuguese architecture.

View from the Upper Level (the lift on the left)

Streets of the Upper City aka Pelourinho

More of Pelourinho

Alex & I

View from the Lower Level

SALVADOR! (at the top lift landing)

Nice view of the city from our berth at the Terminal Náutico da Bahia Marina (S 12.58.515 W 38.32.161). It is considered one of the nicest harbours in the country.

Raptor at Terminal Nautico da Bahia

We departed on 18th October for Recife.

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Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil

Anchorage at Itaparica

We anchored on a sand bank in 0.5m of water in the northern tip of Itaparica island, 10 miles away from Salvador (S 12.53.457 W 38.41.133) on 2nd October 2014. It's a calm sheltered anchorage just opposite the marina in a little town with white sandy beaches and pristine waters. 

We stayed 13 days here and really enjoyed it. The view of the sandbanks at low tide is beautiful.

Some locals walking with their horses on the sandbank

The horses were up to their necks in water at high tide but did not seem to mind. The town of Itaparica is laid back and peaceful.

Itaparica

"Treehouse"

Alex standing in the middle of a "football field"

Locals caught a green iguana on the street

One of the weirdest looking creatures we've ever seen

View of the sandbanks

Cleaned the hulls at low tide

Of course it wasn't all play and no work in paradise. We took the opportunity to clean our hulls at low tide, made a new clip for the WAECO fridge door and fixed our ICEER fridge door too. As you know, we fix and repair things at exotic locations. That's what we do!

  

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