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00 :12. The sound of a dentist’s drill penetrating my temple wakes me up.
Covered in sweat I sigh, it's just a dream. It’s not a dentist’s drill; there are mosquitoes in the tent.
A wild hunt begins and ends in handclapping, then silence.
02 :23. Something has awoken the dogs. Loud barking ricochet in the distance as every dog in the village joins the cacophony. A dog yelps as his owner gives him a kick. Then silence.
03 :51. The roosters begin. It’s still long before sunset but these puffed-up poultry must be from a different time-zone.
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Beira beach
Not the nicest beach in Mozambique, more a place for the women to clean fish in the days and for young men to get drunk in the evenings. But a nice old cannon, they had.
Colourful soft drink spot
In the illage of Endoro they supported RENAMO instead of the goernment. I bought a capalanha, (a piece of cloth) here with a print of the RENAMO leader. The next day we found one with FRELIMO and the ... [more]
And it burns, burns, burns.
In the dry periode before the rains start, wildfires scorch the land. Another great reason not to bushcamp.
weapon art
A statue outside Maputo made out of tanks and other armed vehicles. The artists has a workshop in Maputo where one can see small statues made of kalashnikows and guns. They een made a chair of AK47:s ... [more]
The Zambezi Race
Bridging the Zambezi was a monster of a bridge. 4 km of overloaded bicycles, woman with goats and small boys cleverly placed along the bridge as pitstops, selling softdrinks and peunuts.
Going to the movies
We bought popcorns and all, but the Tofo-cinema in Inhambane wouldn't open any way.
Playing pool is cool
The lax staff at the derelict Baobab beach. semi-bad value, but still best value in town. Sounds like a place for us.
For the future
As travelling moves into a new age of people doing their best to stand out as weird and unique, even more. This is how I'll stand out for my next journey. Crossing DRC on a unicycle, or maybe cross Gr... [more]
The yellow 25l container.
The most common object on the Mozambican women. Must have been some NGO spreading them over the country or some very successful Chinese campain.
The spread of Islam in Africa
I haven't yet figured out why Islam is so popular among the African men, but it surely is on the rise in almost every single country. The African women tend to turn to Christianity instead.
Down Town Beira
Aili cruising around in search of the best Pastelaria in town. This is the main square where the two best ones are located. They both have excellent coffee and more pastries than you could wish for. T... [more]
Beira
Old derelict buildings, sea-breeze, Cabo-verdean music and a lot of care-free beer-drinking. A city in my taste.
7:th highest infant mortality rate in the world
The infant mortality rate in Mozambique is; 110 out of 1000 born children. Quite stark contrast to the 2,8 out of 1000 born children back home in Sweden.
Even the smallest
This ingenious makeshift wheelbarrow for kids is used to drag water home to the family by the absolute smallest ones. Even a three or four year old has to help out in the time-consuming daily process ... [more]
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December 14th 2007 - grantcorp: Storytelling at its best!
As usual we are spoilt by your under the skin photos and rich storytelling, this semi-journal mode really works well. I had to smile at your note on random people throwing Portugese greetings at you along the road, the exact same words and experience that you will have in Timor Leste.
December 14th 2007 - Martin Drex Malmö: Ey
Ey däm va feta bilder. Ni skulle haft en GPS
December 18th 2007 - lukas: wellwellwell
no joke mr.Bobbie! It dont stop huh? Your part african by now.
I admire all your adventures wish to share some more with you in the future. miss you, and hope things continue going well. O.k.
peace and good luck!
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