12 Jan 2010

When you're used to spending Christmas in an place where the schedule seems to revolve around shopping mall opening times, its refreshing to see the experience from a place where there aren't any malls, are hardly any shops and not much to buy elsewhere.

The transport situation was however not quite so refreshing. All the local buses seem to leave at about 4am in the morning, are invariably packed full and proceed along bumpy roads at a kidney-crunching pace. Despite the speed, frequent stops mean that the whole trip still invariably takes hours.

Leaving from Maputu at 4am, the capital, we eventually arrrived in Vilanculos - gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago about 12 hours later.

The reward after such a long journey? Have a look at the full blog post to see!

Photo: View of Locals loading luggage onto one of many buses in Maputo, Mozambique. Olympus E30 + 12-60mm.

Photo: Locals Christmas celebrations - heading to the beach for a Christmas day barbeque.  Olympus E30 + 50-200mm.

Photo: Bazaruto Archipelago - lunchtime after scuba diving on boxing day! Olympus E30 + 9-18mm.

Photo: Dhow on the coast - traditional boat used for fishing in Mozambique. Olympus E30 + 12-60mm.