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Jeep Tour And My First Podcast

John Holt14/06/201730/04/2018Cape Verde

Today I’m off on the half day island jeep tour and I’m taking my Zoom audio recorder. The plan is to have a throughly good time and record my first podcast.

Day trip To Santiago Cape Verde

John Holt06/06/201730/04/2018Cape Verde

It’s 06:00 hrs. The sun is still below the horizon but the birds are waking up. There is a slight breeze and the trees are stretching and yawning. The temperature is cool but I already know it’s going to be hot and sunny. I’m guessing around 30 degrees with few clouds.

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