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Location: 14° 47S, 39° 02W
Saturday 03.08.2008
The Schooner Maggie B spent the night of March 7th anchored off the Ilheus Iate Clube at 14° 47S, 39° 02W. We had come 1985 NM from Buenos Aires, have 114 to go to Salvador and Antigua is 2331 NM away. We got underway, motoring in no wind, for Salvador at about 1730 and expect to be there tomorrow morning.
Just to be sure, we got 120 more liters of diesel. Curtis and I rowed about 1/2 mile to a beach near a gas station, carried up our six spare 20 liter jugs, filled them and rowed back. It was a relatively easy stunt except that the beach was totally filthy and we both needed two showers to feel somewhat clean again.
The Ilheus Yacht Club was a lovely facility with a great bar and restaurant, three swimming pools and great showers. But almost no boats. There were exactly three boats moored off the Club and perhaps 20 more in dry storage. I guess Social counts more than Sailing, which we have seen in other places in South America.
The town of Ilheus was nice and quirky (almost no straight streets) and totally un-touristy. It was a great visit.
All is well.