Ihla Brava

After travelling quite far, we found an internet place. This will sure be the last real update before arriving Brazil. We plan to use about 15 days on the passage to Belem in the Amazonas delta.

Now we and the crew on "Animara" are in Vila de Nova Sintra, a village in the mountains of Ihla Brava. Very nice place and nice people. Probably the most excotic place we will visit on our journey.

"Bonanza" and "Animara" are both anchored in Baja de Faja, a nice bay surrounded by high mountains. The road from the bay to the village is spectacular, "Lysebotn" in Norway will not be the same after this. Though it is not raining much here, the hillsides are really green and exotic.

Yesterday one local fisherman came swimming to our boats and gave us a lobster he just had caught using nothing but his hands and snorkling equipment. One other local showed us how to prepare it and where to find the good meat.

We still have left to discover the natural bathing pools in the bay. Probably we will combine bathing in the pools with a norwegian barbeque tomorrow.

Special greeting from Hans Olav to Sandra and from Arild to Kari. You are always with us in our thoughts.