The Road to Malawi (Jan 16th - 18th by Paul)The morning of our departure was quite lazy with an extended snorkel off the reef, which was great and there was quite a bit to see. We packed up and head off. The plan was to head back to Macomia where we could get phone reception and we planned to contact James and Gen to see if they had found out any more about the ferry. The plan was if the ferry was going to head north to Tanzania, if it wasn't turn south and make ...

The Idyllic Pangane (Jan 12th - 16th by Susan)We left Pemba with the sketchy knowledge that the ferry across the Ruvuma river into Tanzania was not working, looking on the brighter side we figured that we still had some time left before our visa's ran out so we headed north anyway in the hope that by the time we got there the issue would be fixed and we could sail into Tanzania.The plan was to drive out of Pemba towards Quissanga where we could leave the car and ...

Pemba (Jan 7th- 12th by Paul)The drive from Ilha do Mozambique to Pemba took a few hours but the roads were in generally good condition, with the odd pothole. The scenery along the drive was quite spectacular, with large rock formations called Inselbergs (I think). We had planned to stay at "Russell's Place", at Wimbe beach, just outside of Pemba, so we didn't see much of Pemba that day. We arrived late afternoon and found Russell sitting by the bar hav...

Ilha Do Mocambique - World Heritage Site (Jan 5th - 7th) Ilha Do Mocambique was a place I was sure was going to be one of the highlights of Mozambique, it definitely was but as our time in Mozambique comes to an end I realize that all of this country has been a surprising highlight especially the people. There is definitely a language barrier but everyone is so friendly and welcoming that with a bit of sign language and broken attempts at Portuguese and Englis...

On the road, Vilanculos to Ilha The road from Vilanculos to Ilha do Mocambique was a long one but there wasn't really much in between that was on our to do list, Gorongosa National Park might have been if it had been open but at this time of year it is closed for the rains. I guess the highlight of the trip would be the scenery and our first crossing of the great and might Zambezi river. The roads north of Vilanculos were surprisingly good and we sped al...