Friday 11th Oct – Porto Da Palmeira, Ilha do Sal, Cape Verdes
We have had a fairly leisurely start to our Cape Verdes travels, as we are still now resting at anchor in Palmeira. The anchorage is fairly crowded and the holding is not great at the south side of the bay with some gusty winds in the afternoon we dragged a couple of times. We have now moved in much closer to the beach with our shallow draft and have finally got some nice sand under the hook.
We have been enjoying a bit of a rest, after a few busy weeks and Kevin has been avidly getting through the books he got for his birthday – Sailing Around the World Alone - Joshua Slocum, A World of My Own - Robin Knox-Johnson and The Long Way – Bernard Moitessier – I think you can see the theme, though hopefully he won’t get too keen on the idea of solo sailing!
Palmeira is a pretty busy port and everyday there are vessels coming into dock piled high. Most of them look like they have seen better days and it is quite amusing to see the variety of things piled on top. There is the sounds of drums every morning, which coincidentally seems to occur around the same time the tourists arrive in their flashy white Land Rovers, still I’m sure it is all really authentic local custom.
We plan to do a bit of exploring ashore tomorrow and will report back with some pictures.
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