Santo Antão Cape Verde

Santo Antao, Cape Verde is the largest island archipelago of Cape Verde, you can only come by boat from the neighboring island of Sao Vicente. There are plans to build an international airport. Currently you are almost finished with the modernization of the port in Porto Nove.

There are plenty of them so you can mangoes from the trees shake.

View from the north side of Santo Antao Atlantic, pig pen in the foreground

Water tank for watering the banana plantation.

Ribeira das Patas view of Ribeira da Cruz

The road through Ribeira das Patas highest point at about 1500 meters.

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  On the way to Paul, through this new road you'll pass a Ponta de Tumba lighthouse which was previously difficult reachable. Now you can walk to it. 

Lichthouse

Ponta de Tumba Lighthouse in the background at a distance with atlantic ocean.

The town of Paul, the hinterland is tropiche valley with banana trees, palms, dragon trees, sugar cane plantation etc.. very nice well worth it for a nice hike or a not entirely harmless jeep safari.

Typical Cape Verdean houses, with a cane for the local drink crog and banana trees.

My quest for the dragon tree has finally pressing the material, it turns out this tree was closer than I thought. The dragon tree more than a thousand years old, and very large, they occur mainly on the Canary island of Tenerife.

Aqueduct

In the rainy season it is raining so hard that the roads are washed away. On the way here they are all ways to restore previous rainy season. Cape Verde hurricanes which caused the Atlantic crossing to Mexico, Caribbean and America.

Avocado trees

Banana Plantation, are also delicious with baby banana trees.

Fishing boats on shore in the port of Ponta do Sol.

More boats, fishing boats in this is very dangerous. Regular store them and fishermen drown if they are attacked by sharks. The fish is dear.

Towards Fontainhas, very dangerous road with deep valleys. Is worth with an unbelievably beautiful view of Ponta do Sol.

Inaccessible village

Traditional Cape Verdean homes

Village on a rock

View of Ponta do Sol

High palm

Adventurous path down

papaya tree

Ribeira Grande Valley

Ferry Armas from Mindelo , Sao Vicente to Porto Novo , Santo Antao, you can also choose hydrofoil. If weather is bad seasickness for free.

Crossing takes about 45 minutes, they are trying to build an international airport. In 2011 they were the harbor in Porto Nove to innovate, which is now complete in 2012

Baía das Gatas

Baía das Gatas natural bay on the north side of Sao Vicente. Known for annual festival in August (Festival de Música da Baía das Gatas).

Recently you can drive around the island of Bali to Calhau there is a new way. Several car parks to picnic and enjoy beautiful views of atlantic ocean. With a little luck you can find a shark, dolphin, whale or turtle see a stray.

Here is a picture taken of the highest mountain of Monte Verde Sao Vicente.

It is clear to see volcanic landscape, the Cape Verde islands have the same character as Madeira, Canary Islands and the Azores. They are in the same fault line that starts in west africa. Cape Verde has an island with an active volcano, Fogo.

Fishing boat on the way home, probably tuna caught in atlantic ocean.

New road from Baia to Calhau, if you around the island prepared in about two hours to get the following places at Baia das Gatas, Calhau, Lazareto, Madeiral, Mato Inglês, Mindelo, Salamansa, Seixal, São Pedro, Topim.

Highest point of Sao Vicente Monte Verde

Highest point of Sao Vicente is Monte Verde (Green Mountain) 725 meters, a photo or capital of Mindelo Sao Vicente. A city with Portuguese colonial influences. Harbour Place, city of carnival music and the Morna. Birthplace of Cesaria Evora, unfortunately deceased last year.

Cabo Verde Sao Vicente Sao Pedro

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Large waves approaching the beach of Sao Pedro

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People walk on the beach to the fishing village of Sao Pedro while the sun goes down

Golf with sunset in the background

Waves from the Atlantic beech against the rocks on the south side of the island of Sao Vicente

Beautiful breaking wave where the light of the sun shine through. Perfect place for surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers

Two waves come together and break

Pretty feet with painted nails in the sand of the beach

Breaking wave with the lighthouse in the background of Sao Vicente

Recently, large jet aircraft land at the international airport of Sao Vicente Sao Pedro Airport. This aircraft is airline TACV boing 757. Directly from Amsterdam to Sao Vicente Sao Pedro

Fishing boats on the beach waiting for a new day, new fishing lighthouse in the background.

Another big wave that breaks with sunlight through

The waves from the Atlantic never stop, they come from brazil, south america, america, day and night, week after week, year after year, century after century, etc..