February 2025 was a great year for me in Cape Verde. It started with a week of intense activity in Maio, my island for 23 years now. We ate at Bigame, toured the island by quad and pickup, had aperitifs, participated in the first international fishing competition in Maio (thanks Mickaël) and awarded prizes during a fish barbecue with music, we danced, we ate more fresh local products… We had a party on the beach with wine, lobster, champagne (the largest champagne flow ever and for years to come), listened to a batuk band, a group of musicians, we… We danced. We ate again and listened to music in a great atmosphere at chacha, danced on the (solid) tables. Then we left at 35 to the São Vicente carnival… And there, we toured the island, stopping at a restaurant at the end of the world where we ate suckling pig, drank, listened to music. Then in the evening we ate at the “grills” danced, sang, ate, drank, danced, sang, or sang and danced 2 nights in a row from a private terrace for the absolutely fantastic show of the São Vicente carnival. To finally dance and eat again… Exhausted, but it was so good to have my friends and family. What happiness. Thank you all.
