Surprise ! We are going to spend a year in the Cape Verdes to run the « Bar Tropical » on a beach on the island of Maio. Wanda will be moored in the bay but we will stay in a lovely appartment 10 minutes walk from our bar in the little town of Vila …

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Maio, Cape Verdes, 24th Novembre 2010 Why are we still in the Cape Verdes ? Well we should be about to leave for Senegal but we are experiencing the following difficulties : – The perfect climate (never too hot or too cold) – The astonishing clarity and purity of the sea – The fish – …

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After almost two months in Casamance and just a week in Gambia, we are now in the Cape Verde Islands with our good friends from France, the Pérés. We are exploring the Barlevento or windward Islands which are in the north of the archipelago. We spent most of our time in Casamance in the mangrove …

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Hi from Ziguinchor, Casamance. We ended up staying four weeks in Dakar which was an interesting experience, always exciting and sometimes discouraging. We were anchored in front of the Cercle de Voiles de Dakar at Hann Plage, a lovely little yacht club in the palm trees with a lot to offer yachts including wifi and …

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We have just arrived in Ziguinchor (Casamance region of Senegal) after stopping for a week at a little mangrove creek off the Casamance river to visit some friends on another boat. It was wonderful and the kids had friends there too. Even better, yesterday we finished the school year – three months of freedom! Well, …

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