Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil

We anchored in Lençóis, another small fishing village (S 01.20.631 W 44.53.703) in 2m of water at low tide on 15th November 2014. Our last stop in Brazil. Beautiful anchorage with the white sand dunes in the background. Soft white sand Can you spot Raptor?   Walking back to our dinghy Raptor at high tide Local houses Simple houses in lovely sand dunes We've got a little garden growing on our hulls Kids on Raptor at lowtide Seriously low tide! My favorite way to clean the hulls Mini homemade fishing boats...

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Luís Correia, Piauí, Brazil

We anchored in Luís Correia, Piauí, Brazil on 11th November 2014. Just 68 nautical miles away from Jericoacoa, we should've known that the anchorage here (S 02.51.013 W 41.38.785) was also blowy and rolly, although slightly better than before (Jericoacoara). Not much fun on a rolly anchorage. Two days later, we departed for Lencois....

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Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil

We arrived in Jericoacoara (also known as 'Jeri'), a small fishing village in Ceará, Brazil, about 300 km northwest of Fortaleza on the 9th November 2014.  It was a 339 nautical mile passage from Galinhos. Unfortunately due to strong winds (25 kts) and poor anchorage (S 02.37.698 W 40.32.141), we departed Jeri for Luís Correia 2 days later.  ...

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Galinhos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

We departed Cabedelo, Paraíba after clearing out on 1st November 2014. Unfortunately our plan to visit Fernando De Noronha; the beautiful archipelago of 21 islands & islets located off the Brazilian coast was cancelled because when we cleared out, according to Customs, Raptor had overstayed her visa! 💔 We've always been very diligent about our visas, so this really caught us by surprise. We blame it of course on the language barrier, afterall "nós não falamos portugues". No doubt Customs must've informed us about this at some point? But...

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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...

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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...

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Galeão, Valença & Cairú, Bahia, Brazil

Map A short 50 nautical mile ride from Camamu, we anchored in 5m of water with 35m of chain on 23rd September 2014, outside the small fishing village of Galeão (S 13.23.871 W 39.02.295) in the Taperoa Channel. One of the many ferry boats From here we were able to catch the local ferry boats to Valença, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia which has an estimated population of 82,000. It is the largest city in the Dendê Coasta. Another fishing town and one of the livelier towns in the region. The Una River Dried fish...

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