The little baby piggy we adoped has been dubbed "Snickerdoodle" though we usually call her Doodlebug. So we have Muffin and Snickerdoodle, and they are the cutest things ever and are growing up to be big little piggies!
Moregal is Greater Amberjack and if you ever have a chance to try it, it's delicious. The pink fish has been confirmed to be Red Snapper.
Operation Lose My Belly is under way with a plethroa of lentil and bean dishes and finger crossing. Goodbye Mars bars, I miss you already.
Packages are delayed due to holiday mail rush. Have no fear, they should arrive...eventually!
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The first Saturday of each month brings us to the Lagedos Fair. Lagedos is a small area in Das Patas in the fora, where you begin your climb into the mountains, about 20 minutes outside of the City of Porto Novo. The Fair is equally small but very enjoyable. There is one main building run by the women who make some of the best jam I've ever had, as well as purses, teas, coffee, grogue, ponche, liquors, woven small baskets and this strange beet candy. Outside the main building (which is about the size of a bedroom in America) are stands where vendors can sell their wares, mostly baked good, produce and grogue. On any given day there are usually 8 to 10 vendors. In addition, there is a small restaraunt selling the plate of the day and an outside bar where you can sample the liquors sold inside the main building, plus get a glass of bissop juice and the freshest, most delicious apple juice ever. We missed the fair the first month we arrived, but don't ever plan on missing another.
It's not that there is that much to do in Lagedos. It doesn't take a whole lot of time to visit 10 vendors and have a glass of juice. But there is something about the atmosphere there, something in visiting your neighbors, praticing your language, meeting people you know and supporting local economy that can't help but make for a good time. Both times we've gone we've seen people we know, and now we are getting to know new faces and hopefully securing our place in Cape Verde as "the white non-tourists." Plus, for me, I have an alternative motive - the small businesses in the fora may provide me with project opportunites, either in the realm of micro credit or in helping with business training. I personally would love to help with advertising the fair, especially to tourists coming off the boat who would have no reason to know about or visit the fair under normal circumstances.
So if you plan on coming to Santa Antao any time in the future (which you all should be), be sure to schedule your time around the first Saturday of the month and hit up the fair. You won't be disappointed.
The Lagedos Fair
The lunch spot
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