My wife Jill and I first travelled to the Cape Verde Islands in 2007, we toured 3 of the most popular Islands, Sal, Boa Vista and Sai Vicente. We fell in love with Sai Vicente for its old world unspoilt charm and lack of commercialism. Mindelo is the capital of Sai Vicente and is the cultural centre of the islands. We purchased 2 Villa's off plan and have travelled there 4 times since watching them progress to completion in January 2010 where we had our first holiday in the Villas during the worst winter in the UK for years.