Bet everyone is wondering where is Mindelo… We don’t know either until this trip…. It’s the second biggest city of the country of Cape Verde…. Bet everyone is also wondering what country is cape Verde… Haha…. We do not even know this country existed until this trip… It is a country west of Africa compiled of clusters of islands …(amazing.. after almost 10 days of sailing we are still in the continent of Africa region …)
Most famous person from this unknown country is Cesaria Evora ( been listening to her music for ages but never knew where she’s from until now)… I am glad to have the opportunity to find out where the hauntingly beautiful voice of Cesaria Evora (they call her the bare foot diva) originated from..
A small seaside village town..
Stray cats and dogs every where, we were so happy to see a dog as soon as we disembark since we have not seen one for a while… Later we found out they are everywhere…
It is Sunday…. Most store are closed except the African market
Also stumbled into a courtyard where they store props for their carnival which we heard is huge and a very important annual event: per wiki “Mindelo is known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Portuguese traditions later influenced by the Brazilian culture.*
By strange coincidence, we arrived at the country of Cape Verde which in English means green cap on Saint Patrick’s day!!! How cool is that!! Got to remember to toast to that during Happy hour!!!