On our way to Santos

15 March 2013

We are now ready for the next adventure: the Brazilian coastal voyage from Salvador to Santos.  Part of our crew and guest crew have left the ship and some new guests have arrived. The ship is almost fully booked. On this voyage we have a Brazilian crew member on board. Nikolas will show us around in this beautiful country.  In the past few days we have bought a lot of fresh food, and supplemented our stocks. We are anchored in Salvador and almost ready for departure. Everyone on board is excited to see a lot of this beautiful country and its green coast.  We hope to arrive at one of the most beautiful islands of the area, at Morro de São Paulo on the island of Tinharé (30 miles from Salvador). The locals describe it as a true holiday paradise. A nice leg to explain our new guest crew all about sailing on board ‘Oosterschelde’. It is now 06:44 local time, and already getting quite hot. We hope the wind will return soon, so we can set sail straight away.