I am happy to be able to post some pictures of...our first vacation!! On May 23rd Darrin, our friend Kathy and I travelled overland to Dakar, where we met up with Dylan and then flew to Praia, on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. We had a fantastic time, found excellent and economical accomodations, did some hiking and generally enjoyed a slightly cooler climate and a very different culture. I wonder if the language barrier would have bothered me if I hadn't just come from 14 solid months of living where I constantly hear people talking and have no idea what they're saying...but between a few remembered words of Spanish and French, a small number of English speakers we encountered, a VERY small number of Mandinka speakers we encountered, and about 10 servicable words of Creole we learned, we managed pretty well.
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| In Tarrafal, on the island of Santiago |
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| Darrin and Kathy in Tarrafal |
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| Scary hole in a cliff...in Tarrafal |
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| Dylan enjoying the view in Tarrafal |
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| Boa Vista |
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| The folks...on Boa Vista! |
