Cabo Verde    DIARY  7

   From Diary 6, I now just spend two days idle, waiting to get home to the misery.
Day 15. I finish the work from yesterday, knowing the Sunday market have a real slow start, and it is my only target for the day. Well, I do start with the beach, I've been looking down at: Praia Negro. Here are a few boats and some real green algae, washed ashore. I find a pair of new plants, most likely invasive.

I found a park on the map, but it is an overbuild playground. And then I am at the Praia Sunday market once again. To limit the amount of photos, I only make those with full sun on - and that sure limits it. Today, there is a woman, selling washing boards as a new, and it look like her husband is making them.

I fail to find any vegetarian meal at the huge market area and that part of town, and head back to The Plateau. Here, a pilot flags me down: Apparently, I have flown with him. He is local borne, and live in the house, next to the restaurant he is at. He and his pall, currently working in The Netherlands, help me get a vegetarian lunch: Katxhuba Rafogadu. A traditional dish, mainly made up by Chickpea. Real nice meal, and for €1,60 at the pedestrian street. I chase it down with a cake and coffee.

I head home to do some stitching on my gear, improving it for the next tour, and start working. My tickets can be downloaded, and I start planning the six hours in Lisbon, despite the promised cloudy day. Then I seek back to the central square for a second lunch; vegetarian omelette, coffee and relaxation.

Once again, I see the entire Plateau, and get confirmed: I have seen it all. Coffee and another cake at the pedestrian street, where I meet an elder French couple, I apparently meet on Sau Nicolau. I wonder, if people will recognise me without the moustache? It can't be my clothing, as it is light greyish and brownish, making me blend in perfect with roads and nature.

Besides from the usual work, I kind of finish my accounting: Of the 64,000 escudos I have withdrawn and earned, I have 8.602 left, which is 53 escudos/€0,50 more than my accounting predicted. I pay this hotel partly in cash.

I have paid apartments, cars, gas and a few other things directly by card. It have been pretty much what my average tours cost a day, and every escudos worth it. I have actually spend €32 less than my first prediction, half a year ago. Full budget below. Day 15 HIGHLIGHTS.

Day 16. This is for sure going to be the hardest day on the entire tour: I have to kill 17 hours in a familiar area, till my flight takes off, after midnight. I just don't do idle! I rather drive 900 kilometres on gravel roads, climb a mountain or cross a desert.

I make a real slow start on the day, working on the computer. Then I check-out, but keep the key and leave my stuff. I head over to the pedestrian street for lunch and coffee, and desperately try to find new angles on the houses and people of the Plateau.

They are out of Katxhuba Rafogadu, but I get some Cuscus Maminha, which is a bit sweet but newer the less boring. A great chocolate cake in another fancy place, then down to the big market.
I see the madras shops, the smart phone salesmen's shops, a lot of shoos, tailors and colourful clothing.

Home through the upper market and a treat at the central square. Then home to have a long chat with the French teacher, I sat newt to eating, who now live in my room. I finish up work, grab a fast shower and walk out to the airport. It is actually a nice walk, through sunset. Now, I just have to kill additional six hours, before take-off. Day 16 HIGHLIGHTS.

It have been a great visit, and I have enjoyed the perfect weather, the lovely people and the great nature.
I have made 3601 photos, driven 1089 kilometres myself, and spend €2406 in total.
 The budget:

Expenses	DKK	CVE	€
Flight	5514	76477	739
Insurance (1/5)	200	2774	27
EASE registration	440	6103	59
Cars	6340	87936	850
Petrol	873	12109	117
Taxi	303	4200	40
Parking	7	100	1
Hotels	3007	41706	403
Stuff	22	300	3
Food	1215	400	163
Admission	29	5082	4
Total:	17950	237187	2406