sailor alex

In all my travels, I have never been to a more festive place. Nowhere else will you find such an appetite to party.

Yes, I got an anchor tattoo. Which symbolizes I sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. And the new year was coming and it was...

We only scooted half way around the island. There's was more to see, like beaches and bars. Boats coming in and out and...

With rented scooters, we went up to the highest mountain and down to the beaches. It was so nice, I rented one again wit...

It was one of those exceptional days of glorious sailing in Cabo Verde. We arrived just in time for the departure of the...

The birthplace of one of Cabo Verde's most valued treasure. Morna music. Nestled in a picturesque valley is the town of...

My dear French friend Daniel, who fixed my boat in France many years ago, came to visit and sail around Cabo Verde with...

My boat is finally ready to sail after an extensive steering rebuild. Just in time to go & meet my friend Daniel on...

A friend asked me to bring diesel to his troubled cruiser out at sea. So I put the steering column back together so I co...

Yes, my steering failed big time. Not the auto pilot, this time. Thank goodness, I used it to steer. Then we meet two Du...

Our friend Daniel is visiting. I say our friend, because he is also Galopin's dear friend. He's the man that refitted Ga...

We're back in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Where the music never stops. It's great to be back where the music is loud & folk...

Finally got Galopin's steering back together with the help of Peixe. The back plate under the column rusted and one of t...

We're about halfway into our passage from Senegal to Cabo Verde, West Africa. We're riding a low pressure system which i...

Galopin is about to get back in the water. And it wasn't without a fright. The cart started rolling freely down the beac...