Forced rest

The crossing from Sao Vicente to Boavista was the first without a following wind. It's been a while since we had to beat into the wind, and the trades aren't much fun to beat into.

After a day of sailing close hauled, we anchored near the uninhabited island of Santa Luzia. We got in late, just after dark. The anchor held, but we put out 60 Metres of chain just to be sure.

The next day, after swimming ashore among large schools of fish, we left for Boavista. It was an unenventful passage, all the while beating into the wind with some 12 hours of motoring before we cleared Sau Nicolau.

In the final approach to Boavista, we were joined briefly by 2 dolphins. On every passage in Cape Verde, we've spotted dolphins, whales and sea turtles. It's still nice to see them, and it enlightens every day we're on passage.




Today, while visiting our friendly Belgian neighbour, I slipped while boarding and heard an awful crunching noise from the lower right ribs. After a visit to the local hospital, the verdict luckily was only a bruised rib and a bit of muscle trauma. In any case, it means no diving for the next few weeks. I hope I can snorkel the local shallow wreck, otherwise it's the beach for two weeks!

Now who can complain about a bit of forced rest in Boavista?