Girls walk down a mountainside on the way to school in the Paul Valley on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

A boy carries containers of water uphill along the coast line in the town of Ponto do Sol on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa. Water is in short supply on the volcanic islands and much of the population collects their supply from communal pumps or reservoirs.

An old wall in the town of Ponto do Sol on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

The view of Paul Valley from my hotel on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

A woman carries containers of water to her home in the town of Ponto do Sol on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa. Water is in short supply on the volcanic islands and much of the population collects their supply from communal pumps or reservoirs.

Children walk down a road past sugar cane in the Paul Valley on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa. This was the view from outside my hotel while on holiday.

People walk in front of houses at sunset in the town of Ponto do Sol on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

A man carries a bundle of sugar cane stalks to a local distillery to make into a local alcohol called grog in the Paul Valley on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

A freshly cut pile of sugar cane husk lies at a local distillery making a local alcohol called grog in the Paul Valley on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.

An old house sits wedged between two newer buildings in the town of Ponta do Sol on the Island of Santa Antao in Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa.