What a dream for climbers - the big granite walls rising up from the sea as you approach Rio. James always wanted to sail into this port and climb Sugarloaf.
We decided to make a quick 2-day pit stop in Rio to avoid 48 hours of predicted NE head-winds rounding Cabo Frio. Lots of traffic along the coast north of Punta del Este (AIS going crazy); and a big active oil field off the cape to avoid.
We had the option of heaving two for those 48 hours, then push onward or taking an out of the way left and sail into Rio. Always hard to make a stop when we are caught up in the momentum of sailing a long passage. As much as we wanted to continue on, we decided that refueling, topping off water & resting would benefit us for the remainder of our passage north to the Caribbean.
We had the option of heaving two for those 48 hours, then push onward or taking an out of the way left and sail into Rio. Always hard to make a stop when we are caught up in the momentum of sailing a long passage. As much as we wanted to continue on, we decided that refueling, topping off water & resting would benefit us for the remainder of our passage north to the Caribbean.
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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| Rio de Janeiro - BRASIL (April 2017) |
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