Recife and Olinda
Jolly Roger's Atlantic Crossing 2007
Jeff, Sharon and Jackson
Mon 4 Jun 2007 18:14
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8.04.00S 42.53.00W
Jacare was interesting for about 3 days, then I had
my outboard motor stolen from the dingy. I blame myself for not at least locking
the motor and therefore ended wasting money on a second hand one. There are
cruising boats here waiting for the hurricane season to finish in the
Carribbean, some of them have been here for months. There is far better
places in Brazil to spend 6 months. One can only listen to Bolero and Forro for
so long. We met a S.African couple in
Jacare that are have travelled across the Atlantic but have been stuck
in Jacare with boat problems for 3 months and therefore have not seen much of
Brazil. So we offered them a passage and they agreed to go all the way to
Salvador with us as crew. First of all they rocked up late causing us to
arrive in Recife @ night. Then she was sea sick the whole way down to
Recife. Well after visiting Olinda and a night out on the town, they
started fighting like cat and dog. So they packed up, caught a ride back to
their boat in Jacare, packed their belongings and flew back to S.A - so much for
seeing Brazil. Apart from that the trip was easy and Olinda was worth the visit.
We are keen to get to Salvador (where hopefully we'll experience less rain) and
get cruising around all the beautiful islands. Hopefully should leave on
Saturday weather permitting. We won't be picking up any more
couples en route !!!
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