Cabo Verde (day 4 and 5)
Hi again. Let me continue delighting you with the rest of my adventures in Praia. Day 4: Hiking in Assomada On our fourth day, we headed to the mountains of Assomada for a hike. Truthfully, I was not exactly excited about it. As I mentioned before, I suffer from vertigo. On top of that, I am not exactly what one would call “mountain-hike fit.” But lately, I have been trying to push myself to experience things at least once instead of automatically saying no out of fear. So, I decided to go along with the group. Thankfully, our guide chose the easiest trail: about one hour and thirty minutes, mostly downhill. The weather was chilly, so most of us came dressed accordingly in pullovers, leggings, sneakers, and mainly active wear. The trail itself was rocky and dusty in some places, the kind where one wrong step could send you sliding dramatically down a hill. I walked very carefully because the last thing I needed was to embarrass myself in front of strangers and hurt myself in the proces...
