Cabo Verde Islands, New Year's holiday, Dec 27, 2002 - Jan 2, 2003

Cabo Verde is a very young republic sitting on an extension of the Sahara into the Atlantic. It is a very dry, warm and windy place, a good combination for someone who wants a bit of sun during the european winter. As can be seen from the map, not only water is scarce, names are too. Three towns are called Tarrafal and two are called Preguiça. Maybe this is naming preguiça. (preguiça=laziness in portuguese).

Our hotel was in Sal, very near Santa Maria. The archipealago is about 600 km west from Senegal.

Ponto do Sinó, completely bare, except for this pathetic little tower

A stranded boat marks the southernmost tip of Sal

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Sandy beaches forever

Beautiful turquoise waves to play

the colour of the ocean is incredible

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Santa Maria das Dores at the distance

Views from our room in the hotel

The Crioula hotel was rated and priced as a 5-star hotel. Its quality, rooms, service, etc. were hardly 3-star

All in all, it was a good trip. The Caboverdeans are very nice and friendly people, the weather is good (for us, at least), warm and sunny continuously, and the beaches excepcional. People who have use for wind over the water will have an additional plus. If you also like undrinkable water, mediocre food, minimal noise insulation, 2nd-rate animators at 180 decibels, the "runs" due to dubious food, then the Crioula is your best choice.

Last updated on Sat May 1 05:53:23 EDT 2004 by GhG.