Gorongosa National Park

 Posted by Elizabeth at 8:43 pm
May 282011
 
Gorongosa National Park

Not 10 minutes after crossing the border we encountered our first police road block. We were asked for our TIP and drivers licence by one officer and the other officer pointed out that 200m up the road we had passed another vehicle on the “unsafe” bend. (We had passed a vehicle, which was doing all […]

The Road to Nampula

 Posted by Elizabeth at 4:03 pm
May 312011
 
The Road to Nampula

After leaving Gorongosa we again endured the bumpy dirt road out of the park to the main road, although they had started to grade some of it whilst we were in the park, so hopefully it will improve. We then spent the morning avoiding potholes and people. There are so many people sitting, lying, walking […]

Ilha da Mocambique

 Posted by Elizabeth at 6:02 pm
Jun 012011
 
Ilha da Mocambique

After first stopping at Shoprite in Nampula to stock up on groceries, we headed east towards the coast and the Liha da Mocambique. (For anyone who needs to shop at Shoprite in Nampula, we were warned by the couple staying at the campsite with us the previous night that they had their car door prised […]

Nacala Bay

 Posted by Elizabeth at 4:37 pm
Jun 042011
 
Nacala Bay

It was only a couple of hours from the Ilha da Mocambique to Nacala and the roads were in good condition. We stayed 2 nights at Libelula Rustic Camp. The camp is located on an escarpment above a pretty, small beach where the water was warm and clear. It is a little bit of climb […]

Pemba

 Posted by Elizabeth at 1:46 pm
Jun 062011
 
Pemba

Unfortunately Wayne became ill during the night, spending most of the time throwing up or sitting on the toilet. By morning he had stopped actually being sick and wanted to move on, although he was in no fit state to drive, so I had the pleasure of tackling the roads for a change. Our original […]

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