FAREWELL CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
Boa tarde!Today we departed from Mindelo in Cape Verde and are now steering SW on a direct course for Rio.  Unfortunately the Young Endeavour diet has come back in full force for a large proportion of the crew and staffies (a side effect from consuming the local Capo Verdian cuisine… or it might have been the water…. Or maybe the goats cheese…it can’t have been the lobster).For the last 5 days the Young Endeavourians have been enjoying, this may not be the right choice of word, the heat of São Vicente (the ‘cultural’ island of Cape Verde). The warm sea waters were a startling blue and kept us entertained at all hours until we discovered Tiger sharks also enjoy these waters, particularly in the evening hours. Aside from the sea, São Vicente is a dry, dusty place that caused many to exclaim just how lucky we are in Australia. There is no natural water source on any of the islands in Cape Verde, so the locals rely on one desalinisation plant to provide for their fresh water needs. The desalinisation plant is quite a power-hungry beast and is known to cause widespread power outages across the islands on a semi regular basis.On the upside, São Vicente has a disproportionate amount of musical talent within the community, considering the size of its population, compared to the other islands of Cape Verde. No matter where you were you could hear threads of local music like Quisomba, Funana, Reggae and Morna being played.It’s been a quiet day on board as the crew recuperates from various gastronomical upsets, but we’re all happy to be back for this final leg of V06/15. A megapod of dolphins farewelled us from the islands and we’ve noticed a direct correlation between the increase in heat and the fatness of the flying fish. Can’t wait to see them on the equator…Adeus for now Blue Watch(Vita and Nina) A quick shout out from Rowan to everyone that cares about me (I know, it’s a small number). Love you, don’t forget about me, and ill see you when I get home JHi there Sophie, you have finally made it to the Captain’s log! Love you so much, take care of our little bundle. (Brett)
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Thank you Tarvi, Kaeden and Matt for your narrative of today's events. Intentions are to remain at anchor in Hunters Bay, just off HMAS Penguin, home of the RAN Diving School, a place close to my heart, having spent many a day there under training as a young Officer! The plan is to weigh anchor and proceed to HMAS Waterhen, in Waverton, to pick up our Community Day Sailors from the Windgap Foundation and take them for a sail around the harbour for 3 hours. The Youth Crew will help us host our visitors and give them an experience of Young Endeavour. We will drop them back to Waverton and then proceed to anchor in the harbour where we will have a good view of the Bridge and the Opera House for the Youth Crew's last night onboard. Until tomorrow. Yours Aye, Captain Mike