Our tour guide, Hamilton, was new at being a tour guide. So we did not get the typical experience of the tour guide talking from the beginning to the end of the tour. We learned about Mindelo by asking questions. Taking a tour with Hamilton was like walking with a friend. Hamilton was nice, energetic, considerate and overall very pleasant to be with, but he ought to develop his routine so that travelers to Cabo Verde learn about the best Cabo Verde has to offer. Overall, our experience with Hamilton was wonderful and we got to see a part of Cabo Verde we would not have experienced had we not to been on this hike up to the top of Mount Sossego with him.