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Freediving at Jorge Greko Place: Jorge Greko Island off Isla Grande, Brazil Tags: jorge greko, ilha grande, free diving, Brazil |
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This little island is usually ignored in favor of the larger Ilha Grande which lies North of here. But it's well worth a visit if you're looking for some slightly wilder diving terrain and want to get away from the tourists for a while.
Jorge Greko is a little more exposed than Ilha Grande. Most of the shoreline of the island is solid rock that shelves off steeply to around 20 Meters deep. The bottom is rocky. If you can handle the depth it's a great freediving spot.
When I was there we had 20 meter visibility and the water was warm. There are some severe thermoclines though so wear a wetsuit if you plan to sit on the bottom for a while and brace yourself for the temperature changes because it really knocked the wind out of me.
I saw various rays, turtles and even a shoal of tuna that passed less than a meter from my face.
At night we were surrounded by fishing trawlers fishing for squid - or lula as they're called in Portuguese.
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Go ashore due north at Ilha Granda and you'll find an exquisite white sandy beach. Beware though, I've been told that the odd sea crocodile can still be found there
Posted by: anne | Thu Nov 16 @ 2:52 AM