Island life 🌴

🌴 Island life 🌴

My experience 

I think the main difference you would notice from larger/more developed countries is the relatively slow, relaxed pace of daily life. Some say this trait manifests itself in cultures the more amenable climates are, and indeed in Cape Verde you mostly get year-round sunshine, with temperatures seldom dropping below 20° even in the colder months. Additionally, while the population grows at a healthy rate, it's fairly small (about 500 000 people spread around 9 inhabited islands), and the general lack of natural resources means that there isn't a huge economy to create busy cities. Put simply, people are not in a hurry.

Memories...

When Helton wasn't working, our days would involve waking up late, showering, eating and then saying... what shall we do today?

Our favourite thing to do EVER was load up a taxi full of bags of snacks and drinks, a torch, towels and fishing equipment. We would take the taxi to our favourite fishing spot in the middle of nowhere, walk across the sharpest rocks (I say walk... Helton would run and I would take each step extremely cautiously) and then set up the most epic hide out. I would lay the towels out on the rocks, put music on the speaker and Helton would set up his fishing 🎣 equipment just like his dad taught him on their weekly father son fishing outings when he was younger. 

Once we had set up, I would sit back and watch the sun set on my husband whilst he anxiously awaited fish to bite. 

These were the most special days for us. Just us, alone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, watching the sun set into the sea, surrounded by gods finest creations. 

Sometimes, after he was worn out from catching fish, he would come and sit beside me and we would talk about the future, the trials ahead of us and our dreams. 

Oh what I would give to be there now.

Sweet memories.