We had a smooth non-stop passage from Rio to Grenada, completing our circumnavigation with the two oldest kids (Tormentina & Raivo), when we crossed our own path from 2011 on the paper chart just off the coast of Recife. Back then Tormentina was three and Tarzan was one.
So wonderful to be naked & warm in the waters of the north Atlantic after so many Southern Ocean miles of blasting the heat and being bundled in all of our technical layers. We said goodbye to the Albatross & thick kelp of the south and traded them in for flying fish, needle fish, & the more delicate seaweeds and algaes of warmer waters.
My oldest daughter Tormentina was a huge help with our youngest, Tarzan - keeping him safe and being an extra set of hands when we needed - during sail changes, systems checks, cooking, cleanring... So grateful for her maturity & responsibility up the entire coast of South America - we couldn't have done it without her.
We made landfall on May 13, 2017 after 21 days at sea. Our children were ages 8, 6, 4, & 1.
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Parting view of Paul Landowski's art deco statue - Christ the Redeemer - as we left Rio.
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| Sargassum muticum. Passage / Rio de Janeiro to Grenada (May 2017) |
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| Four on a seat designed for one. Passage / Rio de Janeiro to Grenada (May 2017) |
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| No luck fishing - only losing lures - Passage / Rio de Janeiro to Grenada (May 2017) |
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