Happy Christmas from Brazil

Suzie Too - Western Caribbean
David & Suzanne Chappell
Fri 25 Dec 2009 14:31

Happy Christmas from a very hot and sweaty Brazil

 

We had a double Christmas, as the French celebrate Christmas eve and we celebrate the 25th, so the partying went on a long time.

 

We anchored on the morning of the 23rd on Island Francis, beautiful private beach, where the locals welcomed us with open arms.

 

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We then motored on the morning of the 24th up the river another 10 miles over the land…. As charts are so far out  the crosses are our track and waypoints

 

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The anchorage was beautiful, outside the Church of Santiago da Iguape ,  our Christmas eve dinner was booked in the village at a Pousada run by Jean Pierre Barra (a French Tax exile) 5 courses, we had a wonderful night with the French singing French Christmas Carols matching our English Christmas Carols.

 

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Christmas morning was spent on African Seawing, all took a course, I did smoked salmon & cream cheese canopies.  All washed down with Brazilian Cava.

 

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Christmas dinner was on Suzie too.  Meal for 9 for us and Havanita, Jean, Sybil, Priselle, Marim, Gabriel, Guinel.  Including sprouts, cranberry sauce, stuffing, Christmas pudding.

 

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Cooking dinner

 

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Kids watching their Christmas Present from Suzie too after dinner.

 

We all had a wonderful day hope you did too

 

Love Suzanne & David xxxx