Another trip to Brazil (in my 7 Continents AB)

Today we're heading up the coast, away from the Sao Paulo and Rio beaches.

We're headed to Fernando de Noronha, and our first stop is Pig's Bay.

Seen above are the "Two Brothers" that jut out of the bay.  The rock formations are not only unique, but quite distinct.

The archipelago comprises 21 islands. Only the largest of them is inhabited, and visiting the other islands requires special authorization, as they are protected areas.

Pig's Bay is also a translation (Baía dos Porcos). 

There is a great deal of wildlife here, so I grabbed a piece of leather, and tried to turn it into a feather.  Silly me.  I think the feathers go the opposite direction, but this was good practice for making different things out of the many small bits of leather I have been gifted.

This is side 2, or the reverse of the page above.  Lots of words and not many images take on this page.

Many of you remember the encyclopedia I took the above information from was copyrighted 1937.  We'll discuss the penal colony later.

The peninsula known as Fernando de Noronha is a sanctuary for birds and fish you won't find anywhere else on earth.

I'd like to tar and feather whoever thought this incredibly beautiful place should and could be treated so insensitively without damaging the delicate balance that had existed until humans arrived.

I am just in awe of how well nature has bounced back since 1957, when the trees were no longer indiscriminately felled.  Could that be why the birds are now flourishing?

Both land and sea turtles are now protected at Fernando de Noronha.

For side 3, I compared Fernando de Noronha with Ilha Grande, because I thought the beaches looked quite similar in photos.

I began by comparing the two, not for their beaches, but for their "past lives."

Although I didn't label any of the photos, 

I tried to make it obvious the top photos were from Ilha

while the bottom photos, which included the birds,

are from Fernando de Noronha.

To warn you, should you decide you want to visit, you pay an environmental tax up front (before you get to Fernando de Noronha) and the cost to get there is expensive.  Staying there is expensive, too.  Since the number of people who can visit there are limited, this may be the ideal vacation for a loner (a rich loner).

Here's a final look

at the pages I created

for Fernando de Noronha in my altered book.

All pages were created with used file folders that I colored with acrylics.  I added stickers, a feather made from leather, computer generated words, and images from a magazine and various travel brochures.

Thanks for continuing on this imaginary travel journey in my 7 Continents altered book.  It's fun having you along to share it with.

As an update on the Sally saga, we took load 12 to the Goodwill yesterday, and I brought a few things home for me.  One was an organizer exactly like one Sally has.  I have wanted one like hers for years, ever since I saw hers in 2006.  Now I have one, too.  Photos soon, because everything she gave me had been in her garage and were filthy.  No more Sally saga photos until we start on her basement.  Of course, her bedroom is still a mess, although I managed to refold a few of her tee shirts and make them look more presentable.