We had about a month to explore the Cape Verdian islands. We decided on Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau (all part of the Barlavento or windward islands), Maio, Santiago and Ilha de Fogo (part of the Sotavento
And avoid Praia, stressed cautious warnings on sailing blogs. A torrent of horror stories substantiated the alert. Going from complaints about theft of valuables and less valuables, people being threatened and mugged, dinghies and outboards disappearing, laptops tablets smartphones cameras
Or in our case, greener capes. As in Cape Verde. Beginning of October our extra crew arrived to cross from Gran Canaria to Cabo Verde. They would travel with us around Cabo Verde. Around the 20th of November we would
Fim do Mundo? Tasartico To write off Gran Canaria as the top European year-round mass tourism hotspot to be avoided by the more adventurous traveler might not be entirely fair. We did discover a nice spot, away from all the
