Blogs from Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde, Africa

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Africa » Cape Verde » São Vicente » Mindelo April 27th 2024

We left Brazil on the 20th and then headed north. We had 5 days at sea. During this time we continued with the quizzes, having moderate success and I kept going to choir rehearsals. In between there was food, drinks and music. However, 2 significant events took place. On the 23rd the whole ship celebrated St George's Day. Our trivia that day was around famous Georges while it was formal night with very British food.The concert was celebrating famous British artists such as the Beatles and David Bowie. The dancers and singers were very good. On the 25th, they held a special service for Anzac Day, not at dawn, but they did it very well. Most of the senior members of the crew attended and the resident vicar conducted a respectful ceremony. They even gave out ... read more
Fields of Barley
Starman
Final Elton John number

Africa » Cape Verde » São Vicente » Mindelo August 17th 2017

Dear All Greetings from the island of Sao Vicente, my fourth and final island on my Cape Verdean tour. I really like this island, and I have found its capital city, and main city by far, Mindelo quaint, charming and very characterful. Although it has only been two days since I last wrote a blog entry on Santo Antao, and I have only spent two nights here (though three if you include the brief one I spent here on the way to Santo Antao), I feel I couldn’t do my trip justice without writing a separate blog entry for each of the four islands on my travels, so here is my final one for Sao Vicente. I last wrote on my final afternoon in Ponta do Sol – I didn’t have a very relaxing final evening ... read more
Eagle Monument
Laginha Beach
Fish Market

Africa » Cape Verde » São Vicente » Mindelo March 29th 2008

Due to go to São Tiago rather than São Vicente our destination was changed for unspecified reasons, but it probably made little difference. São Vicente (Portuguese for "Saint Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west African coast. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão. The capital of the island is Mindelo and over 92% of the population of the island live in the Greater Mindelo urban area. We had been advised that Cape Verde was an 'up and coming' holiday destination, however, we have serious doubts about this; at least for the next ten years. The upside is the island has a feel of Brazil ... read more
M & D Mindelo
M in Mindelo




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