Filtered by category "SA Sec 3 Stg 21 Brasil 4"

  Highlights: Good speed! Lowlights:nasty river surf Launch: Low to not so low surf Landing: Fat high surf belt Pos: here Loc: Pirambu Acc: tent Dist: 56,2 km Start: 4:35 End: 13:30 No one passed by my tent site all day and night. Good. I took good care that my tent was not put up […]

  Highlights: I didn’t capsize in the surf Lowlights: Trashy surf on beach and river mouth entry! Launch: Low surf Landing: Low surf Pos: here Loc: Sao Francisco river mouth Acc: tent Dist: 52,0 km Start: 4:35 End: 14:20 A day with many changes…the first half went, not too big seas, I almost fell asleep. […]

  Highlights: A section of stunning red and white rugged cliffs Lowlights: Hammering bass sounds again from the village Launch: Sheltered river beach Landing: Shallow beach low surf Pos: here Loc: Rio Couripe Acc: tent Dist: 48,4 km Start: 4:45 End: 14:00 I felt well recovered from the rest day, and was full of energy […]

  Highlights: Got a good physical rest and some online work done Lowlights: Would have liked to do more… Loc: Gunga Beach Acc: tent How nice it is to sleep in, and to do rather relaxing reading at night than to fiddle with cell phone and laptop on patchy internet… Some anglers were busy close […]

Highlights: A bit of everything! Lowlights: Missed my beach date Launch: Sheltered river beach Landing: Sheltered river beach Pos: here Loc: Gunga beach Acc: tent Dist: 54,5 km Start: 4:35 End: 16:00 I had neighbors all night, some people having a night party at a fire. I was already wondering why a guy came in […]

  Highlights: Another luxury paddling day Lowlights: Saw a shark fin… Launch: Sheltered reef beach Landing: Sheltered river beach through bumpy entry Pos: here Loc: Rio Meirim Acc: tent Dist: 50,3 km Start: 4:40 End: 14:45 One more of those luxury paddling days- light following wind, reef shelter to the left,calm beach to the right, […]

  Highlights: Paddler’s paradise! Lowlights: No time and mood for snorkeling… Launch: Low dumper Landing: Sheltered reef beach Pos: here Loc: Riacho Tabatinga Acc: tent Dist: 49,0 km Start: 4:35 End: 14:35 One more day in paddler’s paradise! A sheltering reef to the left, a calm beach to the right, calm water to paddle on, […]

  Highlights: Paddling like just what the doctor ordered! Lowlights: No need for that dumper landing… Launch: Sheltered river beach Landing: Dumper on steepish beach Pos: here Loc: Gravata Acc: tent Dist: 43,3 km Start: 4:35 End: 14:00 A dead calm night, all good. Paddling out of the river with some smaller waves as usual, […]

  Highlights: I found my “Superman” Lowlights: nothing really… Launch: sheltered river beach Landing: sheltered river beach Pos: here Loc: Pontal de Maracaipe Acc: tent Dist: 40,2 km Start: 4:50 End: 13:55 Being now again on the -8th latidude makes the sun actually raising half an hour earlier, I could get up at 3.30 am […]

  Highlights: Got a Navy lifeguard jetski escort Lowlights: Had to paddle along one of the most shark infested beaches of the world Launch: Yacht Club jetty Landing: Sheltered river beach Pos: here Loc: Peninsula across Candeias Acc: tent Dist: 28,3 km Start: 6:45 End: 13:40 I really had enjoyed the social dinner last night […]