Mindelo
11/01/08 18:09 Filed in: Ilha de Sao Vicente | Cape Verdes
Our last day in Mindelo and the Cape Verdes.
In the 24 hours before departure we have to complete two formalities. The first is to visit the DGP port police and clear Kiriwina out. I arrived at 10:15 and waited at reception while an officer went upstairs to get our SSR certificate. Then I went to the treasury office in another part of the building where an invoice for Esc 500 was raised and a clearance certificate produced. A guide was helpfully provided to escort me round the building.
My guide then took me to the accounts office where I paid the invoice. Finally we returned to reception where a note was made in a clearance ledger and we were done.
The second formality was to have exit stamps put in our passports. I arrived at 10:45 and was told the officer was not there and to come back at 12:00. I did and he still wasn't there. I was told to return at 14:00. I did and he still wasn't there. I was told to come back at 15:00. I decided to wait and he showed up at 14:30. Passports stamped. Formalities complete
I climbed the mast to check both foresail halyards and wash things as best I could.. The yankee halyard was fine but the staysail halyard shows signs of chafe from the furling gear and will need to be watched. As with the running rigging everything was coated with a salt/reddish dust paste.
Kiriwina on her berth at Mindelo.
We stocked up with fresh fruit, eggs and vegetables and topped up the fresh water tanks. My repair of yesterday, to the centre water tank, seems to have held. Total fresh water used 160 litres.
Dame Kiri had her chafe protection replaced and all the running gear that had been removed for cleaning was re-rigged. We were ready to go.
Later we had a very nice meal at Cafe Mindelo and Tomas never got his knife back.
In the 24 hours before departure we have to complete two formalities. The first is to visit the DGP port police and clear Kiriwina out. I arrived at 10:15 and waited at reception while an officer went upstairs to get our SSR certificate. Then I went to the treasury office in another part of the building where an invoice for Esc 500 was raised and a clearance certificate produced. A guide was helpfully provided to escort me round the building.
My guide then took me to the accounts office where I paid the invoice. Finally we returned to reception where a note was made in a clearance ledger and we were done.
The second formality was to have exit stamps put in our passports. I arrived at 10:45 and was told the officer was not there and to come back at 12:00. I did and he still wasn't there. I was told to return at 14:00. I did and he still wasn't there. I was told to come back at 15:00. I decided to wait and he showed up at 14:30. Passports stamped. Formalities complete
I climbed the mast to check both foresail halyards and wash things as best I could.. The yankee halyard was fine but the staysail halyard shows signs of chafe from the furling gear and will need to be watched. As with the running rigging everything was coated with a salt/reddish dust paste.
Kiriwina on her berth at Mindelo.
We stocked up with fresh fruit, eggs and vegetables and topped up the fresh water tanks. My repair of yesterday, to the centre water tank, seems to have held. Total fresh water used 160 litres.
Dame Kiri had her chafe protection replaced and all the running gear that had been removed for cleaning was re-rigged. We were ready to go.
Later we had a very nice meal at Cafe Mindelo and Tomas never got his knife back.