Author's note: Since this piece was written in 2007, Brava is now served by a modern 'Fast Ferry' which has made the island more accessable to the rest of the archipelago. But this story should give the reader an idea of how things "used to be." We weren't taking any chances. Checking out of Pensao Paulo, in the old crater town of Vila Nova Sintra, my wife, daughter and I caught a ride taking us down the narrow, winding mountain road to Furna, the port of this island of Brava. Being the most remote island in the Cape Verde's, we thought it prudent to arrive early to hang in Furna and wait for the twice weekly ship to Brava to dock. In 2007, this was to only public transport to and from the island. Schedules
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