I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...
What have I been getting up to of late? Not much, just chilling out on the beach in Fortaleza with my favourite refreshment…. I like it so much, I bought two!
Luciana loves her coconut
Nah, just borrowed it from one of the locals… Mind you she didn’t let go easily. Never thought I’d be jealous of a nut, but here in Fortaleza anything is possible. It’s a sailors paradise…
I found this bunch at the end of the pontoon one morning!
No not that kind of sailor… the yachting bum kind….
My neighbour Daniel on Goyave
Yes… otherwise known in Portuguese as a Vagabondo do mar. The locals are more likely to be seen on something like this:
You don't suppose the locals have all gone commercial do you?
While the Brazilian tourists pay 20 Real for a ride on the pirate ship… What a deal! They even get to go swimming on the other side of our breakwater…
Let's all go for a swim from the pirate boat...
I prefer to anchor across from the beach on Beira Mar.
Eileen of Avoca anchored off Beira Mar
It’s just a short swim or paddle ashore…
Day crew for Eileen on kayak duty.
and what all the cool sailing dudes in the know do…
I borrowed some South African crew members for the day!
The locals seem to be enjoying themselves…
It's fun in the sun at Beira Mar, Fortaleza
Despite the lack of surf…
No waves... What a shame... What will we do?
And even if they don’t seem to have any reason to be happy.
The natives sacrifice another victim to the tide...
Perhaps he saw this man coming and was wondering how to place an order…
No need to move... Everything comes to you at the beach...
It’s been a month of song…
A song from the crew of Ercolausa II
and dance here in Fortaleza.
Dancing girl at Pirata Bar
The ideal balance of entertainment!
Try balancing on a truck strap at the beach for entertainment.
Fellow sailors have been great company…
The crew on Out of Africa
We’ve all been well fed, dining in
South African potjie for all...
and out…
Yes... it's even here in Brazil...
Met many a local for a taste of the exotic,
Get your acai from Paris Tropical on Beira Mar
and mucked about at the pool…
Beware of the pool noodle...
Always safe under the watchful eye of INACE.
Do you suppose it's loaded?
Marina Park is an excellent stopover. Don’t worry too much that it’s been shrinking of late…
Sunken pontoons are lifted for repair
There is still plenty of room to park your yacht, or helicopter…
Another VIP comes... or goes...
and party time is just around the corner.
Went to an ASA concert at Mucuripe... Have T-shirt for proof!
You can’t help but like the place….. even if at first it feels like you’ve arrived on some other planet…
I come in peace.... Deposit coin here...
This is Eileen of Avoca calling it a day here in sunny Brazil…
I'm getting more famous by the minute...
See you all for the next exciting episode of… nut’s across the Atlantic.