Fernando de Noronha is a Brazilian island about 200 miles into the Atlantic from the mainland. It's a very carefully protected sanctuary. There are only a limited number of visitors allowed on the island at any one time, and access to some places is prohibited. For example, there's no swimming allowed at a beach that's frequented by dolphins.
That rock on the photo above is labeled the Morro do Pico on the maps. Below is another picture, taken from the fort described later this page.
Getting here was a little bit difficult. Apparently most of the flights were booked. I used a Brazilian agency, but got nowhere. Finally, my host, Creto Augusto Vidal, got his travel agency to work on it. They found me some flights and booked me into a pousada, (the Pousada Lalita), which is a rooming house. Next time I'll be more careful about accommodations. It's very basic, which is OK, but there's just one bathroom down the hall. That's not OK.
I got there on Thursday, late in the day. I had dinner at Tartarugao Boldro. The food was good. I got a nice steak and some Macaxeira, which seems to me like Yuca (Cassava in English). Getting around is interesting. The taxis are dune buggies. I guess you can also rent them because some couples who must have been tourists were driving around in them.
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