The two island groups are very close, but quite different in ambiance. The Portuguese and Spanish like to stress the differences between them, and for once they are right. But of course we sailed from one island to the next, and islands and the people on them are often quite similar. A shared European culture with tourism added in does a lot to blur the distances.
So a new island culture to discover, and our first impression was from the concert in the local theater, where Compay Segundo was feted with an hommage to his music. Everybody was well dressed while we definitely had the tourist look. The explanations in between were long as well as in Spanish, which made the concert somewhat stop and go, but the music was enchanting.
Today saw a lot of odd jobs as well as laundry being done and some fun and games to boot. The local market was quite interesting, with sweets, fruits and drinks of the region. The food will prove interesting enough, without us having to resort to strange passion fruits like the ones Ines and Spencer bought in Funchal in the local passion fruit fraud. Yet another tale to tell...
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