What changed on the island, what the season looks like, and what guests ask us before they come.
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Eleven in the morning where the stone street ends and the sand begins: walk south and see how far you get, or go back two streets and pay for a ride. Here is what each option costs, how long it takes, and which one the tide cancels.
September 11, 2026 · 11 min read
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Saturday morning, cursor over the Book button, and the cheap itinerary lands in Salvador at 11:00. Whether that puts you on the island tonight, hour by hour.
September 11, 2026 · 10 min read
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Last Thursday of March, a white curtain of rain crossing the channel, and nobody in the village running. April 2028 is not one month: it is two empty weeks with two holidays wedged between them.
September 11, 2026 · 9 min read
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Eleven in the morning, backpack on, standing where the stone street ends and the sand starts. Walk to Moreré or pay for it? The times, the prices and the tide that decides.
September 11, 2026 · 10 min read
Season
Last Monday of January, phone calendar open, and the holiday is not where it usually is. Twenty-six days to Carnival Saturday: the three things still worth fixing.
September 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Planning
Eleven in the morning at the edge of the village, sun overhead, working out whether to walk two hours to Morere or pay for the quad. The times, the prices and the tide that decides.
September 11, 2026 · 9 min read
Season
6:40am in May, Boca da Barra beach, one fisherman and nobody else. What actually happens in Boipeba between April and November: rain, prices, what closes and who it is for.
September 10, 2026 · 8 min read
