For the first 10 days, it seemed to work out that every 2 days the wind would really blow up, making it very bouncy – meaning that not only was it tricky getting ashore but also that it was very difficult to do anything on board!! Finally things began to be calmer and by the end of the following week we could start stocking up on the supplies needed for the next stage – gas, water, food etc. Unfortunately we had not realised that Friday (6th) was a bank holiday so walked down to the supermarket only to find it closed!! We stopped at a nearby street café for a beer in consolation! Saturday was great and we did a large shop with our two wheelie trolleys!
Just as well!! The next 5 days there were near gale force winds and we were forced again to lie low! Friday it calmed down and off we went to get diesel, petrol and more gas and another load of shopping to keep our stocks up and we had a great evening, sitting in the cockpit watching the cruise liners in the port. Saturday was bouncy again but luckily Sunday was lovely and we completely filled up with water and thought that everything was finally going our way. SILLY US!!!! About 3.00 am on Monday, it all started all over again and again we had a fairly sleepless night and were on board all day. |
We were ashore (shopping again!!) and bumped into one of friends from the River Guadiana, Hugh, Eagle Ray, who we had last seen in July in Ayamonte. We went for a coffee at the street café we’d been to before and had a great time catching up with all the RG news as he had only left that area about a month ago. Hugh is also looking to cross to Brazil via the Cape Verdes but not leaving for another month but hopefully we will meet him “on the other side”!
The pointer shows the Cape Verde Islands and the little white dots by the dotted line between Morocco and Western Sahara are the Canaries.