Praia dos Manques
07/11/08 21:59 Filed in: Brazil | Ilha Grande
This is a lovely spot. Very sheltered with clear blue water and a clean sandy beach.
I went for a morning swim before starting to clean off the barnacles and grime which accumulated on the dinghy in Galeao.
Giles and Dominique took me ashore in their dinghy for a short walk around the beach. At the western end a fresh water creek which becomes brackish at high water is useful for laundry and washing.
Western edge of Praia do Manques.
The anchorage.
Fresh water creek at Praia do Manques.
Ilha Grande is completely different to the Costa Dende. Here it is spectacular tropical rainforest on steep sided mountains.
Later I passed the afternoon aboard Menkar with Giles and Dominique followed by an early night and another long sleep.
I went for a morning swim before starting to clean off the barnacles and grime which accumulated on the dinghy in Galeao.
Giles and Dominique took me ashore in their dinghy for a short walk around the beach. At the western end a fresh water creek which becomes brackish at high water is useful for laundry and washing.
Western edge of Praia do Manques.
The anchorage.
Fresh water creek at Praia do Manques.
Ilha Grande is completely different to the Costa Dende. Here it is spectacular tropical rainforest on steep sided mountains.
Later I passed the afternoon aboard Menkar with Giles and Dominique followed by an early night and another long sleep.