Dugong Beach Lodge Vilanculos

... attempt to get in the right side of the car incorrectly. Get to the house, meet Trudy, Mally’s mother, and a family friend of theirs, a teacher. Have the first real meal of the vacation—chicken and salad with avacados. Go to sleep at 10ish.

June 4—wake up early, 7ish, to tea and toast, ala South Africa. Go back to the airport, there by 8, leave late, by 10.45 or 11 despite the fact that the plane was supposed to leave at 10.30. 2 hour flight, the ...

... lanscapes, coconut trees and green lands! Apres bus, ferry et bus, nous sommes arrives le 28 en fin d'aprem a Vilanculo, et avons, le lendemain, explore la mer et ses poissons tropicaux! repos le 30! Bus, ferry, and bus to Vilanculo. Arrived on 28th, late afternoon. on 29th : snorkling!! on 30th, rest!

Border crossings are a real worry. Usually delays, hassle, touts, criminals and sense of humour failure. Tempers the excitement at entering a new country. Everyone we spoke to said fly into Mozambique, the journey is a nightmare. Did we listen? No. Do we now regret that, Yes. We both thought 'It can't be as bad as all that'. It wasn't, it was a million times worse and it's going to be a struggle, several weeks on, to find the words to do it justice ...

... swig. So now I am thinking wow, this place is a trip. Just when I thought this was such a surreal experience, out comes the equivalent of Malawi Gold, aka Mozambique Gold, aka marijuana. As the buddy in the shotgun seat up front rolled a big fattie, I wondered just how safe this would be. It didnt seem out of the ordinary for them, what they were doing, where as I was thinking what the ????? As the kilometers drifted past, and my newfound ...

... and numbers to 3-6 year olds, and just playing with them as much as possible. These kids are unbelievable - they don't have very much, but they are fun, loving, playful and happy! We loved everyone of them to bits, and even though we only spent 2 weeks with them, we got so attached. Derek and I have been talking that we could probably have fit our favorite - if we were allowed to have favorites:) - 3 year old Joel in one of our backpacks! In the afternoons, we had a ...

... I went snorkling!! Didnt see a crab until the end of the trip which resulted in me running screaming for the boat ! I later found out that hundreds of crabs were chilling on the the other side of the island! Thanks to all of you who have sent messages etc. Sorry I have not got back to you yet. Internet is really precarious here. Hope you all had a great Xmas and New year!

... have a nice dinner and go out, take a couple drinks, away from Big Brother." We were a couple days away from the completion of the Job when we took the trip out. Alex had ended up leaving a couple days earlier, for his Wedding, and could not join... instead, one of George's buddies who had often helped us on the job joined. We headed back up to Vilanculos from the camp (about 1 hr North ...

... the drilling company that was working during this phase and asked if they had any old tubing. They supplied him with enough 5" x 30' pipe needed. With these supplies and others, he was able to construct a bridge to cross the 3 m distance needed to pass the river. He even built it strong enough that a 5 ton Crane was able to pass. George took us one evening to ...

The plane landed in Vilanculos airport around 14H00... the rain is still sprinkling down. It's a nice sprinkle with a little kiss of sunlight here and there. I pay my $40 to get my Visa, passport stamped, and then I am welcomed to the country. A driver is there to pick me up, I try my best to impress him with my Portuguese. We cruise down the road, the right side but the driver is on ...

After some time in the bush we decided to chill at a backpackers for a few days. Baobab was a good choice. Sheri the American bartender was really cool and we got to know her well as you can imagine. We were sleeping in hammocks next to the bar. There was a real problem with theft in Vilanculos and Claude even had ha sleeping bag stolen while he was sleeping. Some poor women had her bag slashed whilst on a dhow, got ...