mindelo cape verde
Tikka
Sun 12 Nov 2017 20:31
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Hi All
FG we are in Mindello capo Verde 5 star
holiday resort ///!!!!! very hot , a little like Cuba African style 40 years ago
the canary island were already 20 years on .. not so bad tomorrow we are
leaving at 14.00 . the crossing is going to be 14 ish day winds are good
at the moment 15-20 kt but forecast to drop in the next couple of days .... so
it could be a lot of motoring = fishing !!!!!
today MF climb the mast and change some setting on the
rigging , under the vigilant help of DF TB . MB sorted the it
and some setting on the email system , all shopping is done , fuel up
,
Caribbean here we come.
TB - writing this on the floating bar
at the end of the pontoon - another tough day at the office
 All repairs carried out - interesting day.
Really enjoyed the cultural tour of Mindello last evening organized by MB
with scar face - a nice local who does tours for yatchies and I.
suspect an alternative line of business.( line being the give away clue)Anyway
enjoyed a local band practice and the local ..English lawn tennis club .
Had a great meal in a local bar/restaurant - some suspect photos were taken -
allegedly ! MB As you sail in towards Cap
Verde you get a real sense of the islands being the summits of undersea
mountains / volcanoes. Absolutely majestic. However, as you pull into port
you realize that there's a real opening here for an architect. The local town
planner should be taken out the back of any one of the monstrously ugly
buildings and shot. That having been said, there are a few of the original
Portuguese house around. The locals are very friendly and helpful, but you get a
distinct feeling that it's tough living here. But we're softies from UK, so what
do we know.
Had a great night out last night. Went to a
bar/restaurant local to the marina. Great food and live music. Also a waitress
who's chest appeared to defy all the rules of gravity, nature and everything
else. Which was nice. If anybody is interested, I have pictures. Suffice to say,
we're going back there tonight......hoorray!
MF So after 6 nights in the Atlantic we
arrived Mindello cape Verde needless to say thick head this morning we blew a
halyard block 2 days ago so up the rig sorted TB FG MB did our top up shopping
needless to say it was mainly liquid to support our movie club, we have
topped up with diesel I'm happy with our water maker so haven't topped up couple
jobs to do in morning then off next stop Bridgetown Mon!!
DF Arrived about 16.00 hrs on Saturday
afternoon after a great sail/motor sail into Mindello.Refuelled and went to a
pontoon mooring.Mindello has been interesting to say the least. After Mike
found a new "friend" we where given a tour of the seedier side of
Mindello....Stumbled across a great bar/cafe and had a fab night of food n
booze...
Sunday was a day of maintenance..sent marty farty pants
up the mast to fix a broken block and then decided that the kind
offer of a very light 20 year old Tom from the boat next
door was a much better option for Tim and I than hauling the old
walrus up the rig...
After a very hot sweaty day of jobs we sent Mike
and Tim on a recy and found a cool bar with a pool ( decided it was best to
keep our heads out the water as obviously Chlorine is a dirty word in
Mindello).
So now its 19.20 and heading out for some
scram
Obrigardo!!!!
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