Praia dos Manques and environs.
08/11/08 22:12 Filed in: Brazil | Ilha Grande
I finished cleaning the dinghy and fitted anti chafe plastic to the cross trees and Aries lines.
Sadly there continues to be a leak in the wardrobe and a new leak has appeared in the aft galley locker. No doubt caused by more undiscovered holes in the deck head.
Then I went ashore for a walk over to Praia Lopez Mendes. This is said to be one of the best surf beaches in Brazil and was a 20 minute walk away over a nearby ridge to the other side of Ilha Grande.
The eastern side of Prais do Manques
Giant bamboos along the path...
...and Marmosets as well.
Praia Lopez Mendes
Shoreline at the western end of the beach.
A penguin swimming near the rocks.
The anchorage seen from the top of the ridge.
Sadly there continues to be a leak in the wardrobe and a new leak has appeared in the aft galley locker. No doubt caused by more undiscovered holes in the deck head.
Then I went ashore for a walk over to Praia Lopez Mendes. This is said to be one of the best surf beaches in Brazil and was a 20 minute walk away over a nearby ridge to the other side of Ilha Grande.
The eastern side of Prais do Manques
Giant bamboos along the path...
...and Marmosets as well.
Praia Lopez Mendes
Shoreline at the western end of the beach.
A penguin swimming near the rocks.
The anchorage seen from the top of the ridge.