From Mapai we were heading South East towards the coast of Indian Ocean on good tar road. It was early in the morning and not a single car on the road. We had to find ATM today, because to pay in South African rands was not a good rate. Until Mapai if you cross from Pafuri into Mozambique, there were no ATMs. After about 50 km from Mapai the nice tar road was blocked by big heaps of sand, concrete blocks or trees, every few hundred metres something on the road. We took unpaved road next to it:
We saw people selling charcoal, broken down cars
we gave lift to one guy whose car was broken on the road, he had to get to next village to buy spare parts. Lots of abandoned building from Portuguese era:
Until town Chokwe the road was nearly empty, just some small villages here and there, but getting closer towards the coast, the scenery starts buzzing and lots of things happening around, markets, car repairs, etc
From Chokwe we went down to Macia. Road to Macia:
There we found ATM, got some cashew nuts on the side of the road and tried out our first Mozambican beers: 2M and Manica:
From Macia we headed to Bilene which was a holiday spot for mostly South African tourists. All mozambicans speaks English here, we got SIM card on the market here. Got some data on our phones and we were online again :) Along the coast you can find fancy lodges everywhere:
We took small sandy road to Zongoene:
The villages here looks beautiful under coconut palm trees:
Some piglets on the road that Sinty had to get out of the car and chase them away :D
We got to Zongene resort where there is a campsite. It was a very nice setting and we were the only campers that night:
Went for a walk on the beach:
Nice swimming pool in the lodge:
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