Dancing The Decks Away
01 January 2006
Porto Belo, Brazil
Yesterday afternoon a Brazilian and his son came by the boat and invited us to join his family and friends for New Year's Eve. Their two boats were anchored in the next cove. So off we went about 8:00 pm and didn't leave until 1:00 am we were having so much fun. In Brazil New Year's is celebrated with fireworks. Every other house it seemed was setting off big, professional quality, displays. What was going to be just another evening turned out to be one spent with new friends.
We ended up moving the boat over to the same cove. We had mentioned before that while we were on Ilha Grande the anchorages filled up on the weekends. In our new anchorage every day (this is the biggest holiday week) it became packed with power boats, music blaring, and people jumping off for a swim. Add to that large day trip schooners, packed with mostly young people, arriving at the anchorage, music going and everyone dancing on the decks. As soon as the anchor is down everyone is jumping off the boat or using the water slide on the stern. Huge bundles of wackie noodles are thrown overboard for swimmers to hang onto. In less than an hour everyone gets back on the schooner and off they go, just as another schooner pulls in. By early evening all the day-trippers are gone and the anchorage goes back to its peaceful setting. You can't say they don't know how to have a good time in Brazil.
03 January 2006
Enseada dos Gauchos, Brazil
27 28.814S, 48 33.650W
Left Porto Belo this morning but encountered a 10 k head wind once we got on the outside so tucked into an anchorage at a small fishing village. No schooners visiting this anchorage.
07 January 2006
Positions:
01/06/06 28 08.758S, 48 29.795W 2000 UTC
01/07/06 29 06.839S, 48 33.035W 0600 UTC
01/07/06 29 48.412S, 49 03.418W 2000 UTC
Left Enseada dos Gauchos yesterday morning in favorable wind for Rio Grande, our last stop in Brazil. Expecting northerlies all the way so should be a good sail. Should arrive sometime on the 9th. Beginning to form reflections of Brazil. More later.
Porto Belo, Brazil
Yesterday afternoon a Brazilian and his son came by the boat and invited us to join his family and friends for New Year's Eve. Their two boats were anchored in the next cove. So off we went about 8:00 pm and didn't leave until 1:00 am we were having so much fun. In Brazil New Year's is celebrated with fireworks. Every other house it seemed was setting off big, professional quality, displays. What was going to be just another evening turned out to be one spent with new friends.
We ended up moving the boat over to the same cove. We had mentioned before that while we were on Ilha Grande the anchorages filled up on the weekends. In our new anchorage every day (this is the biggest holiday week) it became packed with power boats, music blaring, and people jumping off for a swim. Add to that large day trip schooners, packed with mostly young people, arriving at the anchorage, music going and everyone dancing on the decks. As soon as the anchor is down everyone is jumping off the boat or using the water slide on the stern. Huge bundles of wackie noodles are thrown overboard for swimmers to hang onto. In less than an hour everyone gets back on the schooner and off they go, just as another schooner pulls in. By early evening all the day-trippers are gone and the anchorage goes back to its peaceful setting. You can't say they don't know how to have a good time in Brazil.
03 January 2006
Enseada dos Gauchos, Brazil
27 28.814S, 48 33.650W
Left Porto Belo this morning but encountered a 10 k head wind once we got on the outside so tucked into an anchorage at a small fishing village. No schooners visiting this anchorage.
07 January 2006
Positions:
01/06/06 28 08.758S, 48 29.795W 2000 UTC
01/07/06 29 06.839S, 48 33.035W 0600 UTC
01/07/06 29 48.412S, 49 03.418W 2000 UTC
Left Enseada dos Gauchos yesterday morning in favorable wind for Rio Grande, our last stop in Brazil. Expecting northerlies all the way so should be a good sail. Should arrive sometime on the 9th. Beginning to form reflections of Brazil. More later.
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