More from “Fat Mountain” Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde June 2014
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And finally…
the eleventh flight ending this Cape Verde adventure. (would have been twelve if not for that TAP strike) More images will be posted from those islands in West Africa in the coming weeks.
Kastrup, Copenhagen June 27.
Free parking
outside the main shop in Cachaco. June 17. Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde
The old man and the sea
After an hours walk from Estancia Bras along the sea on that old and winding donkey trail we arrived to Ribeira Funda. The deserted stone houses, a little bit resembling Machu Picchu in Peru, are situated on the steep hillside on the other side of the ribeira.
A couple of decades ago there where 200 people living here but from 1983 and forward the population began to diminish fast, kind of a reflection of Cape Verde as a nation of emigrants.
But the place is not completely empty yet. We hear a dog barking and some chicken running around. From one of the houses an old man comes out with a curious expression on his face.
It´s Kerine, (Quirino) the last living person in the village .
Kerine seems to appreciate the visit so we stay for a while and talk. Sometimes his only company during a week or more is the dog and the roaring waves from the sea. He tells us that he walks once a week or so to Estancia Bras to get some supply or sometimes just to take a drink.
Kerine was born 1944 in Ribeira Funda and he says that he will stay here as long as he can stand on his feet.
June 11. Ribeira Funda, The island of Sao Nicolau. Kape Verde
Story about Quirino in Cape Verde TV : http://videos.sapo.cv/NEdbCzO5CwmL850aqiBZ
Nr 8
Speeding towards Frölunda. Gothenburg May 15.
On two wheels
Apollo Limited. I make quite a few kilometers per week on this machine.
Pic has gone trough some in camera filters and some editing in PS.
La Habana botero
A collective taxi in Havana. follows a fixed route and the fee is close to nothing. Problem is that the Cubans often have less than that in their pocket. January 30 2008.
Daisy..
Likes children and work at a kindergarten in South Korea.. June 20 in Zadar, Croatia.
Permet June 15.
Not so much seem to have changed sins the days of Enver Hoxha communist regime. The shops have that size and style that was top fashion about 1960.
In the park persons from all generations gather. It´s the same ritual every night, people sitting on the benches or walking around checking out other interesting persons.
The material wealth of Albania is so different from Sweden and yet in Permet the locals seem to have a good situation !
Håkan Rönnblad 