we have just spent a week in Mozambique, and leave tomorrow. Finally have some internet access.
The first night was in transit, we had a huge storm, so everyone upgraded their accommodation to rooms. Stayed in a small town, just over the border from Zimbabwe. We had a long border crossing, as the storm took our the power, and it took about an hour for them to decide to process our visas manually. Pam was the only one to be photographed and fingerprinted, and get a computer generated visa.
We then went to Vilanculos, the mainland next to the Bazaruto Archipelago. Our dhow safari was great, went out to and island, and snorkelled on the reef. Unfortunately, visibility was poor, and the current was strong, so saw some pretty fish, but conditions less than ideal. The beach was great, Peter ate 7 crabs for lunch, and we wlaked and swam before coming back to Vilaculos. The next day we did a city tour with a local, and lazed at our beachside campground. The final night there we had another thunderstorm. We were fine in our tents, but the driver and guide were in a cabin which leaked!!
We then travelled further down the coast to Barra Beach at Inhambahne. Another glorious spot, though the road there was appalling. Beatiful beach on the end of a peninsula. Did an ocean safari looking for whales, whale sharks, manta rays and dolphins. Went out in a rubber duckie, and weather was very rough. The aim was to snorkel with the whale sharks, but I stayed in the boat as I didn't fancy snorkelling in 2 metre swell. Peter saw the back end of a whale shark before it dived. He was oly 5 metres away, and still couldn't see the head. From the boat we saw a whale and dolphins, and some say they saw a manta ray.
Today we had a long drive to Maputo, the capital, near the South African border. Tomorrow we cross the border and head to Kruger.
Still impossible to load photos, but we have over 2000.
