Rob
Thu Sep 25 0:00:00 EDT 2008, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

Dark Dinghy, Bright Sun

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Rob
Thu Sep 25 0:00:00 EDT 2008, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

Street Market.

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Rob
Thu Sep 25 0:00:00 EDT 2008, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

Inside the Mercado Municipal in Mindelo.

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Rob
Thu Sep 25 0:00:00 EDT 2008, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

Mindelo schoolchildren lining up.

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Richard
Thu Sep 25 0:00:00 EDT 2008, Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

We arrived in the charming port of Mindelo, on the island of Sao Vicente, in the Cape Verde Islands yesterday afternoon.

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Wed Sep 24 9:14:50 EDT 2008, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde

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Richard
Mon Sep 22 0:00:00 EDT 2008

For the fourth day, we are broad-reaching downwind in light winds (Force 3 -- 7 to 10 knots), under fisherman and poled-out genoa. The skies are nice and cloudy this morning (cloudy days outside in the tropics are much cooler than sunny ones).

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Richard
Sun Sep 21 0:00:00 EDT 2008

The very light wind has picked up to Force 3 (7-10 knots), and we are running along nicely, under fisherman and poled-out genoa.

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Richard
Fri Sep 19 0:00:00 EDT 2008

The shops in the Canaries had a lot of Iberian hams for sale. This is salt-cured meat, which seemed like it would keep well at sea. So we hung one off the backstay and covered it with an old sheet to keep the sun off. Periodically, we cut a piece off. So far, the meat is still very good.

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Richard
Thu Sep 18 0:00:00 EDT 2008

We left El Hierro, the southern-most Canary Island, Tuesday afternoon. Winds have been very light so far...0-10 knots.

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