16°58'N 24°57'W - It was just before sunrise that we dropped our anchor in this large bay called Porto Grande, on S�o Vicente. Our goal here is to fill up our diesel tank. And then wait for wind.

The bayside is a mixture of colorful old Portuguese buildings, a few modern concrete blocks, and some less modern industrial stuff; some palm trees between them. A ruined jetty and a rusted wreck of a cargo ship complete the impression of this very poor, very African town.
It's pretty busy in the bay: About 30 yachts are already anchored here, more are expected. They obviously form some source of income for the locals: already a couple of Cape Verdians in an old dinghy offered us the friendly service of watching over our boat while we would go ashore. Thanks, "my friend". Maybe later.

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