I have had a chance to have a look around this nice pint size capitol now, there are no chandleries here which is surprising with the high turnover of boats and number leaving for the Caribbean or Cape Verdes, the island seems to survive on agriculture, fishing and tourism.
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| Snow White around center |
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| Row boats getting ready |
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| Streets in San Sebastian |
The market has a good variety of locally grown fruit and veg, with paw-paw, mango, pineapple and guavas as well as the expected potatoes, tomatoes, oranges, apples, grapes etc. As I was leaving the boat yesterday in search of a barber when I noticed a sign on the bow of the boat opposite advertising a hair cutting service, so gave her the honour instead. I have noticed that nobody seems to help with boats docking, leaving it to the marinero, it’s the first time I have seen this, and it won’t stop me.
A useful tip I came across is to have a single plate electric ring, as most marinas now do not charge extra for electricity or water, saves on gas usage; also have a long tail on the wind generator to tie off to the pushpit or siderails to damp its motion at sea, otherwise it ends up going round in circles not producing any power; also a useful device to have (especially if single handing) is a wind up kitchen timer, set for twenty minutes and it will wake anybody, without worrying about batteries.
Well the sun has gone down behind the hill and it will be dark in an hour, after another warm (30°C inside) still day, it seems really strange to see Christmas decorations in the shops houses and streets.
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