Leaving Europe roaming costs in Cape Verde are insane and the recommendation was to buy local SIM card. After some hours of waiting in line at the postoffice we installed the local SIM card into our modem but with no connection. We learned that the SIM`s available were for mobile telephones and not for surfing.

Subsequently we needed to turn to Starlink and learn more about the contract of Mobile Priority. With our included 50GB already consumed and 1 extra GB for 2,3Eu, we tried to understand how to reach unlimited surf while landbased (we had already paid 289Eu only for the Mobile Priority subscription). Finally we found the "magic clickbox" (and learned how apps active in the background can consume gigabytes and your wallet) to switch off Mobile Priority and remain on the subscription landbased. It took 2 days before we were online again which is just the beginning of creating the infrastructure around the boat.Then comes customs/immigration, foodstores,boatservice, repairs and many more things. We had an autopilot with a leaking pumpmotor that needed to be adressed with priority and perhaps with assistance. Cape Verde Islands is not a place fore spareparts,but if you find the right person there´s often a lot of knowledge on repairs with what you have.