Archives: December, 2011
Second jump over the Atlantic
December 12, 2011bye bye Natal… One month after we made our first Atlantic crossing, Praia-Natal, we made our return crossing Natal-Praia. The first time, Praia-Natal, we had to fight 8 knots of headwind and the rotating of the earth from East to West. This time we had two advantages i.e. 5 knots of tailwind and a positive […]
winsome news | by Harry Heijst | December 12, 2011 | 4 Comments | Comments RSS
Closing the South American loop of about 10K Nm arriving the 2nd time in Natal, Brasil
December 11, 2011bye bye Belem We closed the loop with a fairly easy trip from Belem to Natal. After our very nice but exhausting visit in hot and humid Belem we could use a break and we got it. At the end of the extremely nice reception and touring around by Expedito Menezes, we were “robbed” by […]
winsome news | by Harry Heijst | December 11, 2011 | 3 Comments | Comments RSS
From one small village in Brasil to another one
December 9, 2011We left Manaus for a three hours flight to Belem. What we did not know, is that we again would arrive in a 2M city, like Manaus. The flight went without any problems. In spite of hazy weather, no thunderstorms. Under us jungle, jungle and jungle with many many arms of the all mighty Amazone […]
winsome news | by Harry Heijst | December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment | Comments RSS