Sailing The DreamNov 26, 2023Check in Cayenne, French Guiana - a wild goose chaseWe walked the commercial harbour perimeter to reach the entrance road, lined with different businesses, shipping agents -not the authorities
AnaNov 17, 2023Navigating the South Equatorial Current: Sailing from Brazil to French GuianaDue to the light breeze, our SOW had dropped drastically to just 4.5 knots, whilst the SOG remained at 7 knots, sometimes more!
AnaMay 27, 2023Ilha dos Lençóis - The island of sand dunesWhen going to the village for our daily internet fix we really needed to wait for the high tide to avoid sinking in the soft mud and sand.
Sailing The DreamMay 20, 2023Brazil, São Luís - a difficult check-outWith the flop of our previous day with the anchorage in Alcântara and now in São Luis with waves breaking violently on our stern
AnaMay 13, 2023Camocim to Tutóia, or give it a second and third thought to AlcântaraOur SOG getting lower and lower, as we were just past the middle of the bay we were doing only 2 knots and shortly after our speed was betwe
Sailing The DreamMay 9, 2023Brazil, Camocim - arrival and departure pass and visit by the NavyWe were inside but noticed the jet ski looked like it had Coast Guard signs, so I came to the cockpit to see what it was all about.
AnaMay 6, 2023Camocim - the village of dunes and freshwater poolsthe view was incredible, we could see the mangrove forest and river extending to our right and several dunes with fresh water pools
AnaApr 29, 2023Sailing the north coast of Brazil - Cabedelo to CamocimA very nervous 1h as we made our way through the narrow passage, but we did cross it without any hiccups.
Sailing The DreamApr 25, 2023Brazil, Cabedelo & João Pessoa - arrival and departure we pass with a Customs stressful momentBut no, they had not mentioned this small detail of the use period matching our original visas, and now we had 3 days to avoid having to pay