And finally, when I think about Cabo Verde I think about waves and Ponta Preta. I have wanted to go to CV for a long time. This trip would be the perfect combo mixing culture and my passion for the ocean!
I managed to convince Oda to join me on this grand adventure (Didn’t take a long time) And before we knew it we were in Africa!
When we arrived in Sal, the Taxi driver underestimated our bags and had to find another friend with a pickup truck to drive our 6 bags to Santa Maria. Once arrived at our appartment, it was clear that dragging those board bags upstairs would be a struggle.
As we stood there scratching our heads I heard “Hey! Sarah-Quita!”. Can you believe that we met the major, Josh Angulo in the first 2 minutes we arrived? Life Saver! He took us straight to his windsurf school where we could store our bags.Josh Definitely has one of the nicest spots in Santa Maria. I felt quite at home with the white beach and turqouise waters. It looked exactly like the Fishermens huts! And the coolest outdoor gym was right next door. We spent quite some time there during our stay.
Little Ho’okipa and Alibaba were 10 minutes further down.
Checked out Shark Bay and Kite beach and we drove past Ponta Preta almost every day to see the surfers and kiters.
Unfortunately, the wind and waves we were hoping for never really came. And we ended up kiting a lot. Strapless kiting has become a new (serious) hobby and Kite beach is the strapless freestyle capital of the world. We met strapless heroes like Mitu Monteiru, Matchu Lopez, Airton cozzolino an DJO. So amazing to watch!
I have never seen such a busy kite place in my life.