Take the 9:40 ferry from Porto Lume and you will be swimming by eleven. Everything on Isola Brava is on foot, so pack light and wear shoes you can walk in.
Spend the first afternoon at the north cove, where the water is calmest. Dinner is at the harbour: order whatever came in on the boats that morning.
On day two, walk the ridge path to the lighthouse before it gets hot, then take the long way back through the palm gardens.
