Coroa do Avião
Dawnbreaker
Lars Alfredson
Wed 5 Jan 2011 20:01
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5th January pos 07:48.84S 34:50.44W
We left the river mouth very early 5.45am and
because there was no wind motored
for awhile. I wasn't feeling very good and felt
terrible all day. At 8.45am we had some
wind but only just for our trip to Fort Orange
and Cora do Avião. The Itamaracá Island
where the ruins of Fort Orange
were built in 1631 by the Dutch. Coroa do
Avião is an
amazing sand bank which is a nesting grounds for migrating birds of all sorts.
Coroa do Avião Island
We arrived around 17.45pm after having help from a
young boy because of all the sand banks.
He was very careful that the depth was enough for
us to get through. Not many boats our size
can make this passage without help from a local as
the sand banks are quite extensive and
dangerous. We
dropped anchor inbetween Itamaracá Island and Coroa do Avião
Island.
 Sunset
in the
mornng Dawnbreaker
moored between the Islands
Thomas cooked dinner again with Shepards Pie and
Flambeé banana's, very nice. After I
was so tired I went to bed very early, I think it
was all the rocking and not feeling so great.
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