Sunday, our stop was at another one of the Cape Verde islands. This one is Santiago and conatains the capital Praia of the country. We did not do any excursion here and decided to just take the shuttle buses provided to the center of the city. As it was Palm Sunday, there was very little open. We observed the Palm Sunday service at the main catholic Church of Our Lady of Grace. The service overflowed onto the streets and park around the church. We also observed the changing of the guard at the Presidential Palce which was also nearby.
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| First colors of thre morning |
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| The island of Santiago is very mountainous. |
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| The sun peeking through the clouds. |
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| Looking closer, I see I got the other cruise ship sailing in before us this morning |
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| Morning light on the city |
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| The Lighthouse Dona Maria Pia at the harbor entrance. Named for the Queen of Portugal at time it was built in 1881 |
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| The was another small crusie ship in port today - the World Navigator operated by Atlas Ocean Voyages. It is a luxury cruise ship with max passengers of just under 200, |
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| We docked behind the other crusie ship |
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| We took the complementary shuttle to the city center with is located on the Plateau area of the city |
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| Our ship from across the harbor |
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| Masaics in the sidewalks |
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| The Church of Our Lady of Grace was holding a Palm Sunday service with an overflowing attendance |
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| Nearby was the Presidential Palace |
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| The front gate |
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| The Cape Verde flag. |
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| Looking down from the PlateAU |
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| The was a soccer game going on on the beach |
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| Diogo Gome discovered some of the Cape Verde islands. Her worked under Henry the Navigator. |
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| The 1460 Obelisk commemorating the discovered of the islands. |
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| This is a taxi |
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| The church again. The Palm Sunday service was still goiing on. |
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| The back of the church |
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| Back to the ship, We were at a container pier |
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| Looking across the harbor at the city center |
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| A dog decided it liked laying on the carpet |
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| Sailing away |
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| There was a sail-away party |
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| Sailing away |
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| The wind got stronger |
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| Wind was blowing the tops of the whitecaps off. |
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| Good night. |
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