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Cape Verde, Porto Grande

We arrive November 19th from the Canary Islands to Porto Grande Bay also Mindelo Bay in Cape Verde Islands. It is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay.

The city was initially a fishing village called Porto dos Carvoeiros.

From driving through the city it looks like unemployment numbers are fairly high.

Porto Grande offers a one-of-a-kind treat to art enthusiasts through its diverse collection of artifacts including paintings, ceramics and wooden works. Some are showcased at the Centro Nacional de Artesanato, which provides an opportunity for local craftsmen to flaunt their talents and workmanship.

Driving across the city we discover numbers of small markets for the locals.

I have no idea what this was as we drove by. It looked interesting.

Stopping off to say hi to friends.

Map of the island

We drove through the city and out into the country side.

We walked for an hour and a half in the back country. No idea why...

Housing in the countryside is sparse.

At our stop at the beautiful beaches our guide offered us some local rum to sample. Oh yes it was good. Several people did not want the rum so I volunteered to drink it for them. Oh yes the day was much more enjoyable with the "Rum Run"as I called it. It sure made up for the walk into no where.

After a stop at the beautiful beaches we are driving to Norte Baia.

The shoreline of the island of Sao Vicente is spectacular. Almost no one in sight except for a few of our group. Beautiful sandy beaches.

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