20/1/2011 Up at 3am for our 4am ride to the country's capital Maputo. It wasn't a terrible ride, costing £12 and crammed on with locals and other backpackers from Tofo (which was really quiet apparently compared to when it's in season). The scenery was great again but we had to have a nap. At our petrol stop I tried this delicious yoghurt drink and started chatting to a Swedish lad who was saying how good his trip to Kruger NP in South Africa was. I think we ...

19/1/2011 Having extended our Tofo stay, we were let down again because the sea was choppy and they weren't doing another ocean safari. Jack and I just ate food and slept in the sun for the day. To make matters more frustrating, others had gone out and seen a whale shark today with another tour group! Some guys the other day got to witness a 'bait ball' with loads of fish being hunted by Bull shark (most deadly), tuna, gannets and other creatures getting invol...

18/1/2011 Jack and I decided funds were decreasing rapidly so we tried to barter at the market and bought four eggs, two tomatoes, two rolls and a baguette for £1.40! Expensive for Mozam but better than splashing on food at restaurants. We booked an ocean safari and decided to gamble on seeing a Whale shark, costing £40. Well, gamble didn't pay off. We spent all that money along with many others and saw nothing other than a couple of fish when the skipper ...

17/1/2011 Officially finished the course of medication to eradicate the malaria in my system and was almost back to full fitness. Our new friends took us up to Pandaine Beach up the coast which took a while to get to but it was worth it. It was definitely a Saffer's resort for surfing and that in their holidays but again it was a long, beautiful stretch of sand. I ate some food looking out to sea for next to nothing and went for a dip, playing in the waves. Th...

16/1/2011 After making friends with the English girl and Scot couple, they gave us a free lift from Vilanculos down to Tofo! It was a much more bearable ride in a 4x4 and I was in front! Gregor was a top Scottish chap living in Newcastle and was good company whilst I had a numb bum for four-and-a-half hours. As we left our accommodation Baobab this morning, we paid our bill but the woman tried to overcharge us, or the guy who served me the night before. He'd t...