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We had a pretty calm passage from Fortaleza and only used the stabilizer for about half of the 3-day trip.  We had an amazing 3 to 4 knot favorable current pushing us along.  We hooked two marlins along the way.  The one in the photo was…

We had a pretty calm passage from Fortaleza and only used the stabilizer for about half of the 3-day trip.  We had an amazing 3 to 4 knot favorable current pushing us along.  We hooked two marlins along the way.  The one in the photo was…

We had to time our exit from Jacare and the swift river with the outgoing tide and headed 2 hours north to Baia da Traicao.  We had been told that this anchorage was so nice that one boat had spent 3 weeks here.  We found the protection behin…

We had to time our exit from Jacare and the swift river with the outgoing tide and headed 2 hours north to Baia da Traicao.  We had been told that this anchorage was so nice that one boat had spent 3 weeks here.  We found the protection behin…

We did manage some inland exploring during our month stay in Jacare. We got together with a dozen other cruisers and hired a mini-van loosely coordinated by Brian Stevens. We headed inland several hours on bumpy roads to see Campina Grande and the Wor…

We did manage some inland exploring during our month stay in Jacare. We got together with a dozen other cruisers and hired a mini-van loosely coordinated by Brian Stevens. We headed inland several hours on bumpy roads to see Campina Grande and the Wor…

Jacaré is a fishing village situated on the eastern bank of a small muddy river. Rather than carve its way directly out into the sea, the river, on reaching the coast, seems to hesitate. It veers to the north and waits a while before finally taking th…

Jacaré is a fishing village situated on the eastern bank of a small muddy river. Rather than carve its way directly out into the sea, the river, on reaching the coast, seems to hesitate. It veers to the north and waits a while before finally taking th…

We found it pretty easy to get around and Tom wandered over to see the ocean beaches which were loaded with bodies but the brown water and fear of sharks kept most on the beach.   My Spanish was good enough to find this guy on the street to …

We found it pretty easy to get around and Tom wandered over to see the ocean beaches which were loaded with bodies but the brown water and fear of sharks kept most on the beach.   My Spanish was good enough to find this guy on the street to …