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Sunday morning at 9:00 clock to take place in a small town parade horses and oxen. We get up early and arrived on nine marketplace. Everything is quiet. We only drink some coffee and visit us. Yes, there will be around noon the parade, we hear. Although a few weeks before anywhere in the village of leaflets with program requirements with the time. This is Brazil, you never know exactly what takes place when where!
We make a cycling trip in the meantime. At 12:00 clock we are back at 15.00 and the clock begins to move. Watch the goings-on and powerful forward has fun.
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When we want to take the dinghy to the pier to buy into Maragojipe we were only 10 m wide. A final indefinable sound of the engine was still calm and then ... Oh, we have to go back against the flow. Quickly take the paddle out and back paddle.
We set up our folding boat. With this you can row better. Against wind and current has to be rowing in a boat no chance. So we can buy a little late but still on the market.
Hans Peter is the repair of the engine in attack, which takes time and patience. The gear rack which the course is lined uses. He must construct a new intermediate zufeilen piece, and glue. Thanks to his ability to find creative solutions, he creates this Herausvorderung. In Brindisi us a mechanic who repaired it before. Has held only 2 ½ years and cost a lot! Now we hope that more efforts bear fruit Hans Peters. In any case, the engine after the repair and maintenance work has now shown its best. When testing first came to our dinghy on plane. We are wondering how long it holds. In any case we must look for a replacement engine.
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Filipe is aiming high with his ketch Mistralis the Paraguaçu to go to Santiago do Iguape and invites us to take a day trip. There are no charts, and we drive slowly up the river, always in the eye of the sonar. First we pass the small village of São Francisco do Conde. An ancient monastery, built in Baroque style perches, imposing on the riverbank. After another 2 nm, we reach the village of Santiago do Iguape. Again, a magnificent church was built on the riverbank.
In the idyllic village you will find the typical houses of Bahia with a village square, shops, a restaurant where we ate fine, a school and bus connections to other major towns. It's quiet here, little cars, the people are friendly, in many places the fishermen women small fish to dry on the flat baskets to the sun.
The anchorage is good, you could also spend a long time here!

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Maragojipe located in the tributary of the Rio Paraguaçu, the Rio Guai. We want to take the dinghy up the river and are excited about what we discover. Maps from here you will find no more.
Inflowing tide with us, we make the dinghy of Mistralis and our Dingimotor on the reconnaissance trip. The river is lined with a large mangrove belt (bush trees whose roots are in salt water can).
In addition to our Dingimotor everything is quiet and peaceful. As we discover from afar a huge flock of red ibises. Immediately turns off the engine and we Hanspeter row closer to the beautiful birds that we see for the first time. We can paddle quite close approach, since all rise to a character, draw a large round over our heads and make their way down the mangroves in the back rows. A beautiful sight! Read full post »

Together with Karen and Filipe we want to Cachoeira. Hans Peter can borrow a mountain bike from Karen and continues with Filipe the hilly stretch of about 25 km. Finally, once again a real bike under the rear - Hans Peter enjoys it. Read full post »

We get to know Karen and her Filipe SY Mistralis. The two young Brazilians have many common interests. After the first night we decide to take the next day on a bicycle tour to Ponta do Souza.
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Together with Elise and Bruno from the SY Lakatao we want to explore the nearby hills of Marogojipe and look forward to the prospect. As we approach the town, we notice that the festival is full of last night still in progress. Sounds of samba music everywhere and the people are in a good mood.
We first want to change our direction and to the church square. Incredibly a huge crowd is on partying, dancing and ausglassener mood. We enjoy the bustle and stroll slowly through the festivities. Marvel at the little market on every corner and find something that catches our attention.
Nevertheless, we climb up the narrow road to a small church with a great view. From here you really get a wide view over the countryside and it strikes us as the vast mangrove areas along the river are.
After this relaxing break we want in the nearby bar to quench our thirst. Also up here are all in a good mood and make themselves ready to also go into the city down to a feast. The landlord offered us a plate of rice-fours, meat and vegetable stew.
Back in the fray, we still enjoy a meat or cheese, grilled skewers of course and a delicious caipirinha. We can infect us by the great mood and dance and celebrate with the Brazilians. Slowly we walk back away from the center toward the river. We meet a group (Carnival Club), which is flown in from Salvador and celebrate with those in a more rustic bar. We are pleased to include how the people are open and accept us "gringos" and.
With many unforgettable memories and impressions, we return to our two ships.

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185 sailing ships have at the 42nd Regatta Aratu - Maragojipe logged. The traditional wooden boats are fishing boats. This is one of Brazil's major regatta and is discharged into the Bay of Todos os Santos Salvador. There are three groups for starting. The start line is in the channel of Aratu, the goal in Maragojipe. Sailing about 30 nautical miles.
Neivha and Marco take their SY RedSea a Trinidad 37, which is part of a separate class. Marco knows the wind and current conditions of the bay since his youth and has participated in several regattas.
Friday night will be held in the Iate Club Aratu the greeting party. We are two beautiful, conceived in traditional garb, clad women, and blessed with the Glücksbändeln of Bonfim.
There is free beer and snacks to fine. The live music creates a good atmosphere. Briefing to the skipper receives the skipper nor T-shirts for himself and his crew, which also apply in Maragojipe as a ticket to the prize giving with food.
On Saturday morning at 6:00 clock is reveille. We are greeted with a beautiful rainbow. After a hearty breakfast, we wait for the rest of the crew. The two young Brazilians come in with half an hour late and are lucky that we have not already solved the ropes. Let's go in the direction of Aratu. Read full post »

So great the anchorage and the island of Itaparica, now we want to go. We sail to Maragojipe, as there is a big party and also the aim of the regatta Aratu - will be Maragojipe. For we are invited to participate with the SY RedSea with Marco and Neivha in this regatta.
We are experiencing a great noise driving. The approximately 24 nm, we lay back in a little over 3 hours. We have 20-25 knots wind and rushing with 7 -8 knots towards our destination. With 8.5 kn ride's going into the estuary and - suddenly all is quiet! No more waves, but little wind pushes the currents take you quickly up the Rio Paraguacu.


But we have to give us real hard to make the big fishing boats do not overtake us.
On Friday, we travel by taxi to Salvador. We must accompany the evening Neivha and Marco to the party in the Iate Club in Aratu and then stay on the RedSea so we can go early on the morning of the regatta after Ribeira Aratu.