Salvador to Galeão
20/08/08 22:02 Filed in: Brazil | On Passage
We left early from Centro Nautico on an ebb tide. Conditions at the entrance to Salvador were robust with a 3m swell meeting an ebbing tide.
Conditions improved as we gained deeper water and Kiriwina was able to sail all the way to Morro. The swell remained within a 2-3 metre range. Here Kiriwina is in a trough.
Approaching Morro São Paulo lighthouse. Just prior to this we had a very heavy rainstorm and it continued to rain most of the way in.
Morro de São Paulo from inside the river.
Galeao village from our anchorage where we arrived late in the afternoon. It is situated on the north eastern corner of Ilha de Tinharé and is accessed by a sea canal/river system which is not shown on any navigational charts. We would not have called here at all had not Günter sourced some Brazilian guides with instructions and waypoints on how to reach Galeao. In the event it was quite safe and I never saw less than 4.2 metres depth.
Thanks Günter for the photos.
After we had anchored Ron from the Australian yacht "Sula" came over for a chat and invited us on board for a drink and a very informative briefing on the area. Thanks Ron.
Conditions improved as we gained deeper water and Kiriwina was able to sail all the way to Morro. The swell remained within a 2-3 metre range. Here Kiriwina is in a trough.
Approaching Morro São Paulo lighthouse. Just prior to this we had a very heavy rainstorm and it continued to rain most of the way in.
Morro de São Paulo from inside the river.
Galeao village from our anchorage where we arrived late in the afternoon. It is situated on the north eastern corner of Ilha de Tinharé and is accessed by a sea canal/river system which is not shown on any navigational charts. We would not have called here at all had not Günter sourced some Brazilian guides with instructions and waypoints on how to reach Galeao. In the event it was quite safe and I never saw less than 4.2 metres depth.
Thanks Günter for the photos.
After we had anchored Ron from the Australian yacht "Sula" came over for a chat and invited us on board for a drink and a very informative briefing on the area. Thanks Ron.
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