Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands 570 km off the coast of Western Africa (overall 500.000 inhabitants). We visited island Sal. People are very nice on the island and the main slogan is „no stress“, which is usually the end of every sentence that you hear from locals (mostly creols) and immigrants from Senegal.
streets of Santa Maria
local roads along the coast line
mules are used for transport purposes
local market. white fish costs 5 EUR/kg. if you go to the port it will cost only 3 EUR/kg
local kids from the hood
we visited shanty town in Espargos to bring food to children
tried to make some kind of order in giving out food…unfortunately, the whole package was taken away by force in just few minutes
there is no water supply system on the island. people have to get water from the source in barrels
the bar
Cabo Verde flag
highest mountain of the island
fata morgana
seashell preparation
seashell dump
sunk Portugese trade ship
location Salina. this is not snow but salt that dries out on sun, that is why the island is called SAL (salt). the density of salt is around 48%. you can swim in nearby pools
most of the time it is windy and there are big waves, nevertheless, the water is warm…very warm
