Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Very few motor vehicles are allowed on Abraao…mostly police vehicles and this one dump truck.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Abraao
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
One of the streets in the scenic and serene town of Abraao, on Ilha Grande.
Deepwater Millenium
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The Deepwater Millenium is a deep-water drilling ship that is anchored and (presumably) drilling in shallow water near Ilha Grande.
Drillship and Schooner
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The drillship seems to be supplied by both a tug & barge, and a white gaff-rigged schooner (harder to see, to the left of the tug and barge).
Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Interesting trees.
Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Ilha Grande area.
Issuma Sailing
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
With the fisherman (big sail between the two masts) set. Am still experimenting with the length of the tack downhaul, which controls how high up the sail is set (which is why the fisherman is not all the way to the top of the masts).
Issuma Sailing
Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Maggie got in the dinghy and took some pictures of Issuma under sail while in Bahia de Ilha Grande (Ilha Grande is a really nice area of Brazil for cruising around in).
Dom Pedro Statue
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Statue of Dom Pedro, emperor and Conqueror of the Amazon.
Yacht Club Rio
Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
Niteroi is across the bay from Rio de Janeiro. This is the view from the very friendly sailing yacht club, Yacht Club Rio. Issuma is the far-away boat furthest to the right.