We went to the island of Santa Antao for the weekend and stayed a week. The tiny coastal town of Cruzinhas has adopted us. Kids and adults come and visit us. There is an huge deserted beach I went to see and ventured swimming, alone. The girls put on a dan...
Beauty comes in many for and is in the eye of the beholder. But behold a few of the places we visit on this wonderful island. As well as whom we visited with. All very beautiful. But you'll have to decide for yourself when you see the amazing village of Fo...
Covid19 is sill holding us hostage with our sailboats. But that doesn't mean we cant go out to sea. So we took the ferry across the Sao Vicente Canal to the island of Santa Antao. One of the most spectacular Cape Verde islands.The pandemic is still with us...
Life is slowly passing by here in Cabo Verde. As Covid19 restrictions continue to make international and inter island travel by difficult or closed. We can't go but life goes on. But life in Mindelo is relatively open which you'll discover in this episode....
There seems to be a magnetic force to this island. Some of us try to leave and are drawn back to Mindelo like a magnet. As well, many of us are stuck here. Borders are closed, quarantines are in place and sailing around the islands is not quite possible. O...
That's what I should have done. Treat sooner or suffer later. I had a nasty infection that I thought I could treat on my own, rather than go see a doctor. Well I waited too long and boy did I suffer. I'm still stuck in Mindelo Cape Verde. I cant's sail for...
This Sahara dust storm is so big, it will cross the Atlantic and disrupt the formation of hurricanes. The islands of Cabo Verde get covered by Sahara dust pretty regularly. Here they call it Bruma Secca or Dry Fog. And when being at anchor here in Mindelo ...
Life in Mindelo, Cape Verde gets back to somewhat normal. Our friend Lucious the rapper takes us to the city beach, that is open only until 18:00 which Lucious finds out the hard way. Life is great in Marina Mindelo, except for one important thing, discrim...
These two have been stuck on their boat more than two months. They started in Spain just when the pandemic struck, then sailed directly down to Cape Verde. It took them 17 days, and 14 more of quarantine in Mindelo Bay. It was a return trip for one of them...
In light of recent events, I have spoken out in support of Black Lives Matter in this episode. I am in Africa and a minority. I have been treated with respect by the wonderful people here in Cape Verde. And it's with absolute pleasure that I share what I h...
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