Monthly Archives: April 2014

On the last day of the trip, we got up super early! Breakfast was at 5:30 and we were all on the truck and heading off at 6. We had a long way to go again and a complicated itinerary. We briefly stopped twice along the way, but for the most part tried to make … Continue reading »

During our last day on the beach, I signed up for a quad biking tour of the area with Stephie, Sabrina and Andrew. At 10 am the four of us met our tour guide, who gave us a brief description of how to operate the bikes. I have never ridden a quad bike before and … Continue reading »

Monday was my birthday, but of course no one on the trip knew about it. I had mentioned it to Stephie but swore her to secrecy because I didn’t want it to be a big deal. We awoke early once again and were on the road by 6:30 am. We had a long way to … Continue reading »

I knew that the view from our campsite would offer a stunning sunrise so Stephie and I agreed to get up before dawn to be ready. Unfortunately, Stephie did not take into account her phone changing time during the night due to European daylight savings time so I was awoken at 3:45 am by her … Continue reading »

After the night at Smugglers, everyone on the tour had the option (for an extra fee) of joining an excursion to the Bazaruto Archipelago for two days. 14 of us joined, with only two people staying behind so they could go diving instead of snorkeling. We left Vilanculos early in the morning, but instead of … Continue reading »

The next day I got up at 5:30 and packed up and was ready for breakfast at 6 am. Nomad has a saying that “it’s not a holiday; it’s an adventure!” and that is true. Although it was beach vacation, there was no sleeping in until mid-morning. When the sun rises at 5:30 and the … Continue reading »

We had a full day at Barra Beach, our first full day on the ocean and everyone in the group was eager to take advantage of where we were. One of the major attractions of the area is swimming with whale sharks, which are the largest sharks in the world and are vegetarian so there’s … Continue reading »

After a hectic day getting my visa and doing final preparations for my trip, Jessica dropped me off at the Gautrain station, which I took to the airport. I had a nice dinner at the airport and waited for my departure. It’s only a one hour flight from Jo’burg to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique … Continue reading »

I had an amazing trip to Mozambique last week, which I will write more about later, but here are some photos (with captions!) to look at now. https://plus.google.com/photos/115644650404072729236/albums/5998854074536700497?authkey=CIqt3OzPhKnWEQ