The day after the wedding was a classical hangover-day: being lazy, eating, drinking and not moving too much. We had great lunch at a restaurant with nice view on the “Baixa” (the city centre) and spent the day just hanging around. On Monday we had an appointment with the head of Mozambican department of the Austrian Development Agency. Tricky to find the houses as only a few have numbers. And instead of numbering them ascendant as it is in Austria they give the numbers depending on the distance to the beginning of the road in meters (I wonder why the flat I live in changed number from 343 to 307 some time ago). Before the meeting we did some sightseeing – without seeing the famous train station, so we have to return to Maputo and shopping. The city is quite ok but I do prefer Beira, don’t ask me why.
Before the whole trip started we planned to visit the Elephant Resort south of Maputo. Another possibility was to go to Swaziland to get a new visa or even to Nelspruit in South Africa for the same purpose. But things change quickly in Africa: Hany had to travel back to Beira because the ORF was there shooting a short documentary of her project – and of her of course. So we decided to drive back north and have some nice time at the beach. We wanted to leave early to arrive in the daylight in Barra do Tofo, a beautiful spot with a nice beach; and the best campsite I have ever seen. 20m distance to the sea on a small cliff – so I woke up with the Indian Ocean just in front of me. Dennis, the South-African owner of the campsite (as well as of a B&B in Inhambane) and a great chef, told his chef of the campsite to prepare some nice things for us. Hey, it is really worth going there!
The next day we just spent relaxing on the beach. Walking around, enjoy the clean and warm sea, play cards, explore the lighthouse next to the campsite etc. And in the evening we enjoyed the sunset with some Gin Tonic and afterwards a great platter of fish, seafood and chips. If you are in Mozambique – go there! Tofo is as well famous for diving and snorkelling, especially between July and October when wale sharks are near the coast. So expect a story in autumn about this.
