Sunday. Streets in the capital of Cabo Verde are almost empty. Market is closed, so the shops. Do not to expect to buy anything or to change your money. Euro is the best currency to change here. They pay 110 local escudos for 1 euro.
The city of Praia lies on the Sao Tiago or Santiago island. We drove by minibus to the north of the island crossing the dry mountains up to 1400 m high. There were a lot of nice views on the route. At the lunchtime we reached coastal town of Tarrafal located on the northwestern coast. There is the beast beach of Sao Tiago towered by huge mountain. There are even palm trees – so rare on Cape Verde. The beach was crowded on Sunday… The return route via the northern coast villages and bays was also very picturesque… We returned to the ship after 9 hours – it was very busy day!
