Noon 4th Jan 03:35S 36:49W
Bellone
Wed 4 Jan 2023 14:36
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We've had a pleasant twenty four hours sailing and we've
covered 141 miles which is averaging nearly six knots. Columba is feeling better
as she is drinking and has started eating but she is not 100%. For the time
being, she is happy lying in the cockpit, sunbathing.
We're eating well as there is an abundance of fresh
fruit and vegetables in Cabadelo, and all of a good quality. The problem we had
was trying to identify the different types of unusual produce.
A few days after I arrived in Cabadelo, a French couple
arrived. Although we did not speak a lot with each other, they were very
friendly. However, they had a rented car and drove quite far to explore the
remoter parts of the country. It was whilst out one day that they were robbed at
gunpoint, which of course, was very traumatic for them. As a consequence, they
have altered all their sailing plans. Instead of transiting the Panama Canal and
heading for the Polynesian Islands, they will be heading to the Caribbean and
home, in much the same route as us.
I think this episode was very much the exception to the
rule of the character of Brazilian people.
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