Tag: Brazil
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45. Brazil, it was great, till next time
A special episode of our podcast where we look back at our time spent in Brazil.
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44. We are (almost) ready to go cross an ocean
This week on our podcast we talk about our last minute preparations ans our offerings to the orisha of the water.
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43. Our engine is fixed, so why are we still in Cabedelo?
Our engine is finally fixed, but we are still in Cabedelo, Brazil, so what’s up with that? Listen to find out. We also complete our the safety inspection for the boat, tasted a delicious chocolate pizza and pizza pie, Brazilian style. Content warning: towards the end of the podcast we talk about violence and safety…
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42. Ranting (we are still in Cabedelo)
We are still in Cabedelo, Brazil. We’ll explain where we are with our engine repairs and when we think we’ll leave here. And we get into a rant or two.
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41. Our engine still isn’t working
We are still ion Brazil and not crossing an ocean. What is happening with our engine and how did we get around coming to the end of our 90 day tourist visa in Brazil? Listen to this week’s episode of our podcast to find out!
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40. Preparations and an outing to Pipa
The engine is finally back inside the boat and we are preparing for our big passage from Brazil back to Cape Town. We went on a nice weekend outing to Pipa with our Brazilian friend Thallys.
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38. Forró dancing and gender roles
This week we talk about gender roles within the sailing context and how the principle of “there can only be one skipper on board” can conflict with relating as equals within a romantic partnership. But before that, we talk about what we did this week, such as learning to dance Forró and Coco getting pricked.
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37. Reflections and/on our Big News
This week we are reflecting on some big news we shared with the world as well as on the fact that we got married exactly 4 years ago. We have some good news regarding our diesel engine repairs and have been enjoying the Brazilian music and food.
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36. Boat outings in João Pessoa
This week we made a few different boat outings here in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Dimi went sailing on a dingue, a Brazilian made Sailing dingy, with our friend Fernando. We watched the solar eclipse, right here in Jacaré at the marina. We went snorkelling to the Piscinas do Seixas, getting there on a pirate…
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35. Engine trouble and other trials and tribulations
We are still trying to get our diesel engine fixed, it feels like we are getting closer to getting this resolved. Keeping our fingers crossed. Our rudder is also getting closer to being fixed and good for another few years in the water. Luckily it wasn’t all work and no play, our Brazilian friends took…
Sailing Tropical Dawn 