Recife
Managed to sleep in this morning and didn't emerge till after 11.
Just up river from our mooring two new 39 story apartment blocks rise from a derelict dock area. The fisherman in the foreground ekes out a living catching small fish from the river.
There are two ways to get from Pernambuco Iate Club to central Recife. One is via taxi the long way round and the other is to walk along the breakwater and catch a water ferry from the sculpture park during daylight hours only.
The skyline and beach at Boa Viagem.
Waterfront on Recife Island. The oldest part of Recife.
Main harbour with Olinda in the background.
Breakwater built on a natural reef with the outer breakwater built on another reef Banco de Ingles.
Iate Club do Pernambuco (PIC)
Breakwater reef at Recife.
Parc des Esculturas by Francisco Brennand.
Renovation near the site of last night's concert.
One old building on Recife island has been restored and now functions as a multi level shopping and restaurant complex. It's main attraction for me was unlimited high speed access for the price of a coffee.
Later back at the yacht club I met some of the members who mentioned that local boats rarely venture north of Natal to Fortaleza because the return passage is so difficult. Ah well, this is what is called local knowledge. Lesson learned. If heading for south america from the Canaries or Cape Verdes make a landfall at Recife and not any ports further north.
I also met the skipper of a Brazilian catamaran who had been in Fortaleza when we were there. He also had a difficult passage round from Fortaleza. He preferred to be called Z and around midnight we went into Recife to watch a local bluses band at Burburinho's bar and comeria.
This was a bit like a university pub and the music was good. Another late night as I got back on board around 04:00.
Just up river from our mooring two new 39 story apartment blocks rise from a derelict dock area. The fisherman in the foreground ekes out a living catching small fish from the river.
There are two ways to get from Pernambuco Iate Club to central Recife. One is via taxi the long way round and the other is to walk along the breakwater and catch a water ferry from the sculpture park during daylight hours only.
The skyline and beach at Boa Viagem.
Waterfront on Recife Island. The oldest part of Recife.
Main harbour with Olinda in the background.
Breakwater built on a natural reef with the outer breakwater built on another reef Banco de Ingles.
Iate Club do Pernambuco (PIC)
Breakwater reef at Recife.
Parc des Esculturas by Francisco Brennand.
Renovation near the site of last night's concert.
One old building on Recife island has been restored and now functions as a multi level shopping and restaurant complex. It's main attraction for me was unlimited high speed access for the price of a coffee.
Later back at the yacht club I met some of the members who mentioned that local boats rarely venture north of Natal to Fortaleza because the return passage is so difficult. Ah well, this is what is called local knowledge. Lesson learned. If heading for south america from the Canaries or Cape Verdes make a landfall at Recife and not any ports further north.
I also met the skipper of a Brazilian catamaran who had been in Fortaleza when we were there. He also had a difficult passage round from Fortaleza. He preferred to be called Z and around midnight we went into Recife to watch a local bluses band at Burburinho's bar and comeria.
This was a bit like a university pub and the music was good. Another late night as I got back on board around 04:00.