Early in the morning we left in Xai-Xai, on our way to Praia do Tofo, one of the nicest beaches in Mozambique. The road was quite amusing as everywhere there were children playing and running next to the road they call the “highway”; just a 2-lane road that runs through amazing landscapes and very small villages. Everywhere you can find cashew nut sellers and all kinds of markets next to the road. We passed the city Inhambane, well we thought it was a nice city with some supermarkets where we could get some groceries and some nice meat or fish for a braai. Well, Inhmabane is just the same as any village next to the highway. You can only find local markets, no supermarkets.
When arriving in Praia do Tofo, you can see high palm trees everywhere. This is really what some call paradise on earth. I booked a backpacker called Turtle Cove, but our car would never make it on that road, as most roads here are extremely sandy. So then we decided to go to our second option: Bamboozi beach lodge. This was an extremely good choice as it is located just behind a high dune. We pitched up our tent and walked to the village where they told us we could find some meat. But the same problem here again; no meat and only fish that had been lying on the table for hours, or maybe even days. Hehe. No problem for us as we then decided to go for a nice big seafood platter with prawns, fish and calamari at the Bamboozi restaurant on top of the dunes with an awesome view. After a campfire we went to bed very early, so as everybody here. We just woke up a few times as our inflatable mattress has a puncture somewhere. So we had to pump up about 4 times last night.
Today we tried to arrange an ocean safari (snorkelling with whale sharks and dolphins), but unfortunately the sea was too wild. No problem, we’ll just do it in Vilanculos. We then relaxed on the beach and had a swim in the sea and the swimming pool. After that we walked on the beach to the other side of Tofo. In the evening we made some food on our gas stove and we went to bed early.
