
Sailing the length of South America with six children: ‘Days became a blur of sea, sunrises, sunsets and nights’
A 5,000-mile passage around South America from Uruguay to Trinidad with her six children was a voyage to savour for Somira Sao Sunset on Thunderbird off the South Atlantic coast of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil in 2025. Photo: Somira Sao “Mom, wake up! We’re approaching Cabo Frio.” My daughter’s voice cut through my drowsy thoughts as…