Leaving the harbour of Alcobaça
passing the rio Alcobaça towards the open sea...

the coastline of Alcobaça

our boat, the PEIXOL 13th
from Porto Seguro with captan XÓXÓ and his beautiful daughter

13m of length, 380 Diesel horsepower,
6 cylinder, 20 Persons onboard

after 1,5 hours of travel we reach the reef, the water still 3m deep

but soon after the water sets and you can walk easily in the open sea

look at the blue sky !

... and the extreme clear water

... all tipes of plants,

corals...

oisters...

small fish with wonderful strange patterns

and 4 hours later.... the big moment:
a real vast area of the reef comes out of the open sea

The waves stay away from the reef, they stop at the borders - there is no waves on the reef - like a big lake !

The children are finding a "Tartaruga"...
a little sea-turtle... - it becomes the star of our journey

It gets the name: "Pauli" - and of course she is set free short afterwards !