Fernando de Noronha

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Flew to Fernando do Noronha, a group of islands off the coast of Brazil by a 2 hour flight. Spend 3 days there.

Stayed at Pousada Marvilha, which overlooked the Bay of Sueste, where the main turtle feeding ground is. Our room had an outdoor bed and a beautiful view of the bay. The pousada also had a swim-in steam room, which Garth and I used to its fullest.

We spent our 3 days on the islands by visiting as many beaches as possible and snorkeling. The highlight was our snorkel in Bay of Sueste to swim with the turtles - we saw at least 30 turtles, some at least 4 feet long. Other highlights include sundowners at the beach bar at Praia da Ponceicao, snorkeling at Sancho beach (after climbing down a cave ladder to get there), and driving around on the dirt roads in our beach buggie.

As you can see from the pix, the water was clear turquoise.

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