Island Life Photos
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history, tropical beaches, sun, sea...
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Forte Orange - entrance
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The Fort from the beach
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The beaches can get busy...
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...they can get really busy...
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...no, seriously busy...
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...look carefully. there are 2 people in the distance...
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...found 3 more...
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...any time now, it will get very busy...
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...just need to wait a little longer, and the crowds will arrive...
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The popular Sao Paulo beach, well, sometimes...
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...this way to the busy beaches!
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Coroa de Aviao island with Itamaraca in the distance
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Leaving the Forte Orange beach to go to Coroa de Aviao island
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Arrival on the tiny restaurant island of Coroa de Aviao, with Itamaraca in the background
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Dusk from Coroa de Aviao with Itamaraca to the right and the mainland in the distance
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Dawn on a tropical beach, New Years Day 2009
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...and from Itamaraca looking towards the island of Coroa de Aviao...
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... time for work
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...and He looked down, and saw that it was good..
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...the way mere mortals get to the island
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The island awakes, with the reef (2 miles offshore) protecting the island from the deep waters beyond
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From the mainland looking towards Itamaraca...
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..as tourists wait to visit Itamaraca and the original old settlement of Vila Velha in the high distance
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A hard day at the office
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Locals go fishing
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Vila Velha church
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The view from Vila Velha out to Coroa de Aviao island, the reef and the Atlantic Ocean
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One of the island's fishing fleet co-operative
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Rennovated kiln where the bricks and tiles for the original settlement of Vila Velha were fired
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The 'ferry' that runs across a river from one part of the island to another. The stick is the propulsion!
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This fish really did jump out of the sea at high tide, right into the area they were working. There is no catch and return policy here!