Wahoo!!

View of Tarrafal (my village) from the black sand beach off the village of Ribeira das Pratas. My village is located below the mountain Monte Graciosa and is a seaside village and fishing port on the northwestern coast of the island.








Rooftop view of the layout of Tarrafal. Houses are spaced quite close to one another leaving small alley ways to maneuver through neighborhoods. Set in the center of the village is a small town square and houses continue until the coast.





Coming down the mountain from the national park, Serra Malagueta. Once again you can see Tarrafal located below the small mountain on the coast. This is one of my favorite views on the island. Driving down the mountain after a trip to the capital and seeing my village off in the distance feels like coming home...and my home, it is.

Sometimes the waves are so enormous you can see them forming and breaking from the mountainside, cool!!


My beach! This is the only white sand beach located on the island. In this picture the sand is wet due to high tide and huge waves that sometimes splash into this cabana located at the end of the beach...unbelievable, I know.

The mountain behind is Monte Graciosa, Tarrafal is located directly behind this photo.








This is the other end of the beach (opposite the cabana) where the fishing boats are docked, or pulled up on the sand rather. Took this picture at 7 am when the fishermen were unloading and ladies were preparing to sell fish at the market. The fish seen here in the bucket are flying fish.


View from the beach looking into the bay. There are also a few fishing boats and maybe a couple of boats passing through on their way to Brazil, Canaries or Northern islands.

During December and January we are blessed with big waves like this one. Lots of fun trying not to be clobbered by one!








Myself and Nico, another Peace Corps volunteer in Tarrafal. We are at a friends dance club helping out before the night starts.