Cape Verde Archives - Cherryl's Blog

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Scenes of Cape Verde

Cape Verde, more insights.

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Playing With Fire

Licking a fire lollipop and warming it up where the sun doesn’t shine…. Sal, Cape Verde talent

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Palmeira Fishing Village

Soak up the atmosphere of this small fishing village in Sal, Cape Verde

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Sunday Service

Bursting at the seams, a busy Sunday at a local church in the main hub of Santa Maria, Sal.

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Colours of Cape Verde

Sal is a vibrant and colourful place, no grey buildings here!

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Burracona Blue Eye

Landmark attraction in Sal. On a good day the sun reflects an illuminates blue on the water.

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Beach Life

Santa Maria in Cape Verde centres around the beach…

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Dock of The Bay, Santa Maria.

Watch the fish come in fresh off the boats as locals prepare and sell them against a back drop of blue seas, and Santa Maria beach surfers.

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Botanical Gardens & Farm, Cape Verde

Some of the animals have been rescued from poor/unfortunate conditions.

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Furniture with a twist: Waste Recycling

It’s amazing what you can do with a few bottle tops!

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Out and about in Santa Maria

A few snapshots taken while wondering around the Santa Maria, the main tourist hub in Sal, Cape Verde. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

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Salinas Salt Mines, Cape Verde

You will be encouraged to go for a dip in one of the salt lakes, and experience the feeling of the dead sea – you won’t sink. The salt and minerals in the water are good for your skin too. I had my swimsuit on under my clothes, fully intending […]

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Bikini Beach Bar, Cape Verde, Sal

Basically a nightclub on the beach.

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Sol Dunas Hotel/Melia Resort Cape Verde

An all inclusive hotel in Sal, Cape Verde.

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Driving around Sal

It’s not all turquoise beaches and tourist resorts. Cape Verde is slowly developing and building its tourist industry, but still suffering deeply with poverty. The buildings are very colourful, there never seemed to be two buildings the same colour side by side. The roads are not all typical tarmac, sometimes a […]