Leaving Fogo

Relva Community Center

Henrique the Carpenter

Our last humanitarian appointment in Fogo was to inspect and pay for tables and chairs, and deliver computer equipment to, the Relva youth community center.  The leader of the center is having health challenges and he is in Dakar for treatment, but the carpenter Henrique, was happy to pose with Elder Biven in the new classroom.









And we got one last look at the Fogo volcano, it was raining and that was a great blessing.

Saudade a Fogo

Buying our Last Grilled Chicken

This week we closed up our house on Fogo and returned to Praia.  There were lots of goodbyes, so many people we have loved dearly.  Many of them I have already posted photos of somewhere on the blog.

This is the last time we bought roasted chicken from our chicken lady.  She had taken a little vacation for a week or two and we were missing her!  Wonderful that we were able to see her and enjoy chicken for lunch again.

One Gate at Sao Filipe Airport

And this is the Fogo airport, where we have come and gone on humanitarian business.  It’s little!  And usually it’s a quick stop, the flight to Praia is only 26 minutes. On the last trip there was wonderful, heavy rain and our flight was delayed for a few hours.  We grabbed a cab and finished one last humanitarian errand and then went back to the empty apartment for a few hours.

Front Porch

And this is the view we have had from our front porch, while living on Fogo.  Brava is shrouded in clouds today, but what a view.

Roof Top View - Sunset Over Brava

And here is another view of Brava from our roof, where we go at night to watch the sunset.  What a beautiful place.  And the people are every bit as beautiful as the location.