One year later I have been at Sao Tome e Principe again, because the island is so nice so it deserved to be seen again. This time I did also Principe and Ilheu
das Rolas, the island on the equator.
To Principe we flew with this little plan that was one journey that too, it was a little
propeller plane, Africa´s connection, for only about 16 people. We were lucky
to sit on first line, so I saw to pilot cabin. It was funny to look how the
captain enjoyed of how his plane flew well. He literally patted and caressed
the control desk so much he loved his little plan.
Principe
is a really small paradise island, with a few roads, mostly not paved and
difficult to travel on that ways. We were staying in the Saint Antonio, one
really really little, very much torn city.
It was nice to be there, to go
there and look at the life, a little sleepy life in one part of city, in other
part very full of life, with market, shops etc. One funny petrol station was
there too, one big barrel and many bottles with petrol. I took the pictures
there and he wanted have 50EUR for that, but I not gave him nothing, and he
only laughed.
We rented a car with driver because it is not possible to
drive there self, and find the ways. It was a good choice even if I not like to
have guides, but there it was necessary. On this way we saw the most of the
island, old plantations, beaches and small villages.
The people was very nice,
maybe more nice and friendly than on Sao Tome. We were there 3 days, and then
we flew back to Sao Tome.
Then it was time to go back to Sao Tome and take us to Ilheu das Rolas, the island on the equator.
This island is
south of Sao Tome island and we had to go first by bus and then took the boat
for to come there. The journey was a little exciting because it was raining
before quite much.
The roads were full of water, especially over bridges.
But the bus driver drove through the "flooding" without problem and
we came in time to Ponte Baleia from where the boat is going.
It
took about 20min with boat to come to the
Ilheu das Rolas. We went directly to equator so it was funny to be just in the middle of earth.
Ilheu das Rolas. We went directly to equator so it was funny to be just in the middle of earth.
Wonderful view was there
over the sea and Sao Tome island. Self island was really little and really
beautiful, we explored it a little.
I took bath there between other, got a good
lunch on the restaurant on Pestana hotel and at evening we went back to Sao
Tome.
