Fernando de Noronha - Impressions from another paradise

Dear friends,

Competing in the regata Refeno has also another plus: we could stay for 5 days at the Island. In order to protect the unique wildlife/waters etc practically the whole Island became a wildlife park (and several fees have to be paid...) but it is worth it. We wanted to stay longer, but these 5 days have been enough to make a great impression, and in the future we would like to return. Also with thanks to Nadia, Marilene and Luis Otavio for their pics.

Two Brothers - Fernando de Noronha. Dedicated to my Brother

Great diving with Atlantis Divers - Fernando de Noronha

Great diving with Atlantis Divers - Fernando de Noronha

Meet "Lucky"

Hey, Hi, my name is Lucky.
I'm the new crew member of thizzzz... zzzz.... this boat. When I grow up I will take care of Onda Boa. I'm from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. zzZ...z..

É hoje! Noronha aí vamos nós!

É HOJE!

Será dada a largada da Refeno daqui a pouco, ao meio dia, e a movimentaçao está grande.
O marco zero de Recife é a largada oficial. A partir de meio dia até chegar em Noronha voces podem acompanhar nosso trajeto no link abaixo:

http://www.refeno.com.br/refeno/regata_spots.php

A nossa categoria é a Classe Multicasco Catamarã.

Será que estou nervosa, mãos tremendo? Até Lars Grael e outros campões da vela nesta regata incrível. Já estou começando a ter saudades do clube, da movimentaçoa nos mais de 100 veleiros dentro da piscina do clube, dos churras, festas, muvuca... mas é hora de partir.

Bons ventos e ondas tranquilas a todos.

Countdown

Busy days... Every day more and more boats arrive at the Cabanga Iate Clube. Provisions (food, water, fuel), repairs, cleaning, cold beer or coconut water, meeting new fellow sailors. All of this, because we are only a few days a way from the start of the journey to Fernando de Noronha (300 nm ). Stay tuned...

Visual Recife

Almost everyday we need to get things...(food and/or equipment/materials).We go by bus to Cais de Santa Rita, downtown Recife....This is always a great expedition: narrow streets packed with fruit vendors, ladies underware (!?), restaurants (R$ 8 for a lunch of the day...), life animals, and dead animals and all the other stuff you can imagine...

And in the meantime the preparations at the Cabanga Iate Clube for the grant opening of the Refeno continues..

Great People/Great Visit

They are a great couple, and friends, Sergio and Eliane, from Maceio. They already toured around inside and out of Brazil. By motorbike (Honda Biz), yes simple goes further. They came to visit us for two days on board the Onda Boa. Great visit. Check out the text on Sergios Tshirt: " The great moments of life are for those who use good judgement, but the Best  moments are for those who dare not to use it...."

Happy trails dear friends