The rest of the story ... Teneriffe to Cape Verde ... last chance to bail .... Part 3

The winds were perfect 25 kts from behind. Seas too were nice 3 feet and less. Look at the speed, top left corner... 8.8 kts this was the average surfing speed, it also shows you our route ... a straight line ... only 342 miles to go. The last few days flew, and before we knew it, the island of St Vincent was in sight and that night we dropped anchor in Mindelo harbor. I guess you expect something from a place called Cape Verde.  It was not like anything we could have imagined  The place was beautiful, green and not unlike any of the other harbors we visited. The water was turquoise.

In the morning we agreed to go into the marina to get fuel and dock so we could finalize our last few jobs on the list before the Atlantic crossing. One of the main ones being to figure out how to use our sat phone system. This is how we would get weather updates while crossing and keep in touch with everyone.(Anne)

 Long side is the sign at the entrance to the marina... Cape Verde is Ebola free... lets keep it that way !!

 Some pictures of the town... it was like all the rest, I guess they have a lot of European influence !

Family photo on a night out. All ready to party... got to get the priorities right :) Not a bad place to have a meal out...

In the morning I put Anne in a taxi for the airport. It was hard to say goodbye but I know she made the best choice to go home for Christmas and avoid the Atlantic. The kids and I took the boat out into the bay to make water and do our final checks as fast as we had arrived we were off... the journey of a life time!!!

A view from the plane as Anne flew over head... and she was gone... a totally different adventure...home!