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...
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...
I never thought the nightmare of a global pandemic could be a dream come true, but it has. Life in Mindelo Cape Verde during lock down has been pretty amazing. Made more friends. Got lots of projects done, even went to a birthday party and a long hike in t...
One of the toughest place to sail is Cape Verde. Strong winds, current and nasty waves makes it very challenging for sailors. And this is no exception for me. We start off in perfect conditions. Sail through the night with almost no wind and wake top to do...
Sights and Sounds of CAPE VERDE! I set sail for the Cape Verde Islands without any preconceived notions or expectations. On arrival, the islands pleasantly surprised me on a number of different levels.
Enjoy this short video of the sights and sounds of Min...
We are currently in Cape Verde and a few days away from crossing the Atlantic!
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A short music video of our time spent sailing to other Cape Verde islands. We sailed to Santa Luzia and anchored for a few nights, then sailed for São Nicolau.
Music: epidemicsound.com - Be Free, Sine ft. Frank Moody
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This week we share our Mindelo experience. It is a very good marina with very good services. It has repair services, floating bar, clean ablutions, fuel dock and walking distance from all the shops and markets in the small town of Mindelo. The downside? It...
This week we visit Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is a popular tourist destination for its rain forest and Machu Picchu like environment...perhaps just more remote!
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In summer 2016, Harry Scott and I sailed out of our hometown of Falmouth on Flying Cloud - my 22' wooden sailing boat. For three months we cruised along the lively west coast of France, the rugged north coast of Spain and the colorful coast of Portugal - c...
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In this episode, James gets hit again, Fishermen argue with a rescue boat, I play with a condom, Caribbean preview, more on Oosterschelde, cruisers come together.
Another action packed episod...
What's it like to sail across the Atlantic in a 62 ft boat or a 30 ft boat? We talk to the owners of both and have a look at their boats. One of the coolest things about sailing is that it doesn’t really matter what boat your sailing. You can still sail ...
The Atlantic crossing is getting closer but before heading back to Mindelo we visit a couple of more anchorages. We celebrate Halloween on the beach with sailing friends and then sail to the uninhabited island Santa Luzia. Back in Mindelo we prepare the la...
We had a great time on Ilha do São Nicolau, Cape Verde! A beautiful green island with very friendly people. We stayed at anchor in the fishing village Tarrafal and explored the island by foot and Aluguer. We also went on a spontaneous hike in flip flops a...
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For the first time we travel on another boat! We make a roadtrip to explore the greenylicious island Santo Antao, said to be the greenest of...
It feels so good to be in the tropical Cape Verde! We're in the city Mindelo, São Vicente, after sailing from the Canaries. Mindelo is a city full of colors, noise and friendly people. RAN needs a bit of work but we have plenty of time to explore the city...
We finally caught a fish! And you will probably laugh because it was sooo small :) But it was tasty! Join us on our preparation sail for the Atlantic crossing, a 750 Nm passage from El Hierro, Canary Islands to Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. Except from...
NB! I wanted to publish this video yesterday but it took forever for YouTube to process the HD and 4K versions. On Friday, I'm leaving for Portugal to cross the Atlantic aboard Fiona. In this video, I go over some of the stuff and gadgets I'll bring along.
Hello earthlings. La Vagabonde is now in Cape Verde! We have had some crazy sails/adventures lately, and the new episode is nearly done with processing and should be up by tomorrow.
My Windows laptop pretty much blew up... after months of Riley teasing m...
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