Boa Vista Touareg day 7

Our last full day on the island.

The day started much like yesterday, a bit windy with some cloud cover, making it feel cool.  The clouds soon moved away and the wind grew calmer until around 15.00 when both returned, more intensely, making it unpleasant to stay on the beach, so we retreated to the poolside for a while.

We decided that it should be a beach day to finish off this visit.  Most of the day was very pleasant, relaxing in the sunshine, interrupted only by the need for drinks and snacks.  Ann and I both finished our second books yesterday and have made a start on the third.

The 3 donkeys were back again today.  The male was being very vocal, possibly expressing his disappointment that the female did not seem to appreciate his amorous advances in front of all the holidaymakers.  Or maybe she just doesn't fancy him.  We decided not to interfere in their domestic disagreement and continued our reading.  The sea was beautiful today.  Fairly calm and a vivid shade of turquoise, especially with the sun shining through it.

This evening we had dinner in the main restaurant where meat featured prominently on the menu once again.  We both ate more than we should have, but feel unapologetic about it as it was our last evening, so a little overindulgence is forgivable. 

Tomorrow morning the transfer shuttle will take us back to the airport for the return flight to the UK.  It has been a wonderfully relaxing break for both of us and we feel suitably recharged for the "normal" life that we will be returning to.  Au revoir Boa Vista until next time!

Enjoy the photos.

Boa Vista Touareg day 6

Another sunny day in paradise, although it started off a bit cloudy, but that soon cleared away.

We skipped breakfast again and had a light snack in the late morning.  Most of the day was spent beside the pools, but we chose to sit in an area covered by canvas awnings overlooking the beach rather than facing the pools.  That was fine except that every time there was a strong gust of wind the whole structure rattled quite noisily. 

The donkeys have come to visit every day and today they brought a third member along, possibly the daddy. He was not as friendly as the other two and was quite camera-shy.  Unfortunately their coats are a bit scruffy because they live wild with nobody to care for them, but they seem to be in good health overall.

This evening we had supper in the Asian themed restaurant which was also very good.  Like the Cape Verdean and Italian restaurants, we had to book our table in advance and were only able to go in at 21.00.  While waiting we sat in the lounge area and played "Reversi" while having drinks.

Apart from that it was another fairly quiet day of relaxing and recharging. 

Enjoy the photos.

Mother and baby donkey

Playing Reversi

Our view over the beach, facing the sea, just beyond the palm trees

Boa Vista Touareg day 5

Today started, unfolded and ended much like the day before.

We awoke somewhere around 08.00, but still feeling full after last night's supper we decided to skip breakfast and headed straight to the beach.  The wind had died down even more than yesterday and the sea was also calmer.  The waves were forming beautiful "tubes" today which we watched for some time and ventured as far as getting our feet and ankles wet.  The water is nicely warm here.

Most of the day was spent on the beach, relaxing, reading, napping etc.  We had a light snack at the poolside restaurant in the late morning and had supper in the main restaurant this evening.

In summary ... 

Warm sunshine - 100%

Beautiful blue sky - 100%

Wind - some

Rain - none

Stress - none

Relaxation - 100%

Good food - plenty

Cold beverages - plenty

Customer satisfaction - 100%

Same again tomorrow? - highly likely!

Enjoy the photos.