Ilha de Moçambique is on the UNESCO's World Heritage List and totally worth the visit!
Here are some photos - click on the thumbnails to get a bigger picture.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ilha de Moçambique
On the way down to South Africa I took the opportunity to stop on Ilha de Moçambique for 2 nights - its a beautiful little island - very run-down, but oh so picturesque! There are not much in terms of museums, but they were busy renovating the São Sebastião Fort, which houses the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Baluarte, thought to be the oldest European building in the Southern Hemisphere. The island, which is only 3.5km across, used to be an important part in the slave trade, and today there is still a very big difference between the largely uninhabited "Stone Built Town" and the over-populated "Macuti Town" - its like there is an unspoken divide on the island...
Ilha de Moçambique is on the UNESCO's World Heritage List and totally worth the visit!
Here are some photos - click on the thumbnails to get a bigger picture.
Ilha de Moçambique is on the UNESCO's World Heritage List and totally worth the visit!
Here are some photos - click on the thumbnails to get a bigger picture.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Final Dive in Pemba
Just before I left Pemba, I was sponsored to go for a final dive!
It was easily one of the most beautiful dives I've been on - visibility was fantastic and the bright sunlight streamed in and illuminated the vibrant colors of the coral reef! We saw a Napoleon Wrass, an Octopus hiding under a rock, Scorpion fish, Trumpet Fish and lots more.
It was a great way to say goodbye to Pemba!
It was easily one of the most beautiful dives I've been on - visibility was fantastic and the bright sunlight streamed in and illuminated the vibrant colors of the coral reef! We saw a Napoleon Wrass, an Octopus hiding under a rock, Scorpion fish, Trumpet Fish and lots more.
It was a great way to say goodbye to Pemba!
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year
I welcomed the New Year on the beach out at Maringanha with Jacinto, Katie, Raphael, Ana, Jessie and Rui - and of course my dog Bala had a blast running around chasing crabs!
The sky was clear and the stars bright as we built a fire in the sand
and roasted marshmallows to make 'smores'
and to add the usual African flair to the festivities, the guys cooked pork...
As midnight approached we made sure to keep a close eye on the clock. But when our cellphones displayed 00:00 we realized an important thing: We had totally forgotten to countdown! So we promptly started a countdown - and when we reached '1', the few cheap fireworks Rapha and Ana had bought at a store in town were meant to go off. But they didn't, so we counted down again and finally halfway thru our 3rd countdown they lit up the beach.
We were all laughing quite a bit by then!
It was a fun way to spend New Years and I wish you all a wonderful and prosperous 2009!
and roasted marshmallows to make 'smores'
and to add the usual African flair to the festivities, the guys cooked pork...
As midnight approached we made sure to keep a close eye on the clock. But when our cellphones displayed 00:00 we realized an important thing: We had totally forgotten to countdown! So we promptly started a countdown - and when we reached '1', the few cheap fireworks Rapha and Ana had bought at a store in town were meant to go off. But they didn't, so we counted down again and finally halfway thru our 3rd countdown they lit up the beach.
We were all laughing quite a bit by then!It was a fun way to spend New Years and I wish you all a wonderful and prosperous 2009!
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