marts 26, 2015 Live from the road

Pedra Badejo - Praia

Reported by Devashishu Torpy 30.0 km

The roosters wake us up in Pedra Badejo

Breakfast by the sea.

Ladies performing traditional drumming in the City square.

City Hall.

The children are fascinated by Jorge Pina's biceps!

A gift to the Peace Run.

All the children join us for a mass run through town.

A downhill stampede.

An uphill stampede.

The ultramarathoner in blue and read is nicknamed 'The Eagle'.

As we run several schools are on the roadside to greet us. The children join us for a kilometre of running.

On this part of the island we start to see some verdant valleys and intensive farming.

Daniel from Portugal has run almost every step of the Cabo Verde Peace Run!

Nivedak from Italy accepts a ride.

We arrive at the National Stadium and run a victory lap.

Inacio Carvalho, the manager of the stadium, greets us.

The owner of the stadium holds the torch.

We finished our day with a swim in Praia, the capital city. Our route has made a full loop.

Torch carried by
Apaguha Vesely (Czech Republic), Carlos Machado (Brazil), Daniel Bento (Portugal), Devashishu Torpy (Great Britain), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Dulce Manso (Portugal), Jorge Pina (Portugal), Mena Seguy (France), Nivedak Corradini (Italy), Pushkar Müllauer (Switzerland), Rachel Pina (Portugal), Samalya Schäfer (Germany), Sukham da Rocha (Portugal).  
Photographers
Apaguha Vesely, Carlos Machado, Dipavajan Renner
The torch has travelled 30.0 km from Pedra Badejo to Praia.

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