Cape Verde is a volcanic group of islands with Portuguese roots. We rode up to the summit of the inactive volcano on a cobble stone, single lane road built by slaves centuries ago. Meeting a vehicle in the opposite direction on that road was tricky. It is a barren land with a very short rainy season in which to grow food for their own consumption. All goods are imported and very expensive.
Yes, this is the only country I that I know of that has THE in its name. Extremely poor with no resources and high unemployment. We took a 2 1/2 walk through a nature reserve in 107 degree weather. Luckily none of us keeled over from heat exhaustion.
Cape Verde is a volcanic group of islands with Portuguese roots. We rode up to the summit of the inactive volcano on a cobble stone, single...
