Sao Felipe Fogo
CP 47, S.Filipe Fogo, Cape Verde
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At Sea for 6 whole days!
... in Brasil afterwords people we didn't know would randomly yell ..' U-GANDA' at us!
On the 10th of November we crossed the equator - MSC had a Baptism by Neptune cermony to mark the occasion which involved having a ladle of water poured on your head and then kissing an octupus. I just watched ;)
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Land ahoy
... damn good for a commercial port, at least we didnt see rats the size of dogs like in Manaus. We have now cast off the lines, hopefully with all the crew back on board, and are heading north, north eastish, to the rock, Gibraltar, apparently another 6 days, i guess we are about halfway back to Marseille now. Fingers crossed the sea will be ok till gib, then just the gulf of Leon to get passed. that usually gives you a good whacking, hmm cant wait.
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The Fogo experience
... the principal of the high school to brief them on the purpose and goals of the Shooting Touch Sabbatical camp. Once the dates were set we began getting the word out through posters and word of mouth.
This camp was bittersweet, because of course I knew this was the last one and all the emotions from all the other camps were all being brought back to life. From the moment I blew the whistle and invited everyone to half ...
Fogo The First Stop
... there on March 17th through the 22nd. We are working with the mayor’s office in Fogo to see if they can provide transportation for kids from all different neighborhoods to participate in the clinic. Everything is about set for the camp in Sao Filipe, Fogo.
A few weeks back while I was deeply concentrated on my camp in Praia, I got word that a few of my aunts and uncles were coming to Cape Verde to celebrate my grandmother Natalia’s 90th birthday. It ...
Final day of Camp
... in the HIV/AIDS activities. It is always a bit awkward breaking the ice to address them about the topic, but it is exceptionally important. In the beginning they participated in an activity that demonstrated how easily HIV is passed if not protected. We also allow the campers to share about what they knew about the disease and allow them to teach one another. Overall I felt that the groups were really mature and cooperative for the exercise.
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