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Published: April 15th 2012
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We were very slow to start on day 7 on the trip from Guinjata Bay to Inhassoro because the weather looked like rain again, and we had lots of the wet stuff so far. We woke up early after a good night’s sleep and at 07:00 the first candidate for washing one of the bikes arrived. The second guy arrived at 07:45 and tried to convince me that the time on my watch, GPS and Cellphone was wrong. Interesting, the different types of people there are on earth. This guy was the same one who Tommie bought the prawns from. After we were beyond the discussion of what time it was and he got the go-ahead to start washing, he quickly had two or three other people there who started cleaning our boots with coconut hair while the first guy was using the only bucket. The boots and bikes were cleaned well, but without person no. 2 lifting a finger. He was a business man who could delegate and negotiate.
Tommie sent him to the shop to buy some milk for coffee, with money and the instruction to bring the till slip with. All of these requirements stemmed from previous
Duikbote
die naam het per ongeluk in Ponta Do Ouro ontstaan, maar ons weet almal wat ons eintlik bedoel ... ne? experience and Tommie was now a well-trained African negotiator, but guess what. The milk arrived all intact, but the till could not print and he paid for the milk with his own money, returning the unused note back to Tommie. Now there was no way to know the real price of the milk. Hehehe, these guys have so many tricks up their sleeve.
We paid for the bike and boot cleaning, including the claimed cost of the milk, had our coffee and went for a short walk on the beach before setting off to Inhassoro, just north of Vilanculos. We filled up at Guinjata and messed up our perfectly clean bikes and boots again. My idea was to use the experience gained the day before to keep myself and the bike clean, but Tommie wanted some good pictures for the record..... I say no more. Pictures are worth more than a thousand words and making them can be fun Hehehehehe
We had 350Km's ahead of us and on a biking holiday that takes a lot of time. When you stop you have a lot to share because you do not communicate while you ride. You also need to
give your bum a rest and most of all stop for some interesting things along the way.
We took a little shortcut on a gravel road which was once again an absolute gem, beeting any tar road.
Filling up here and there, hoping for a better fuel price as we go along, but soon learned that fuel only get more expensive the higher you go north. It may be that it gets cheaper at Beira, but we did not get this far.
The last stretch of road is one of those single lane roads where each car has to give way by driving with two wheels on the shoulder. The only difference here is that because the road shoulder is mainly sand, it forms a nice big step between the shoulder and the tar. This is not so nice on a bike and the locals here either do not understand this, or do not worry too much about what the biker have to go through.
We reached Inhassoro, once again wet if I am not mistaken and found a camping site for 250 Meticals per person per night at Seta Hotel and Camp site. We had
Petrol in Guinjata
Die fiets is silwer skoon hot showers, clean ablutions and even a light with switch in our tree. What we did not have was a rubish bin.
We pitched out tents, showered and went for a meal at the restaurant before hitting the sack for a good sleep. The one mistake we made was to not switch off the light in the tree. This somehow kept both of us in a subconscious state all night.
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Errol Scheepers
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Well Done!
I envy you as I have always dreamed of such and adventure and have just not got around to doing it."Procrastination is the thief of time" It is still my dream like many others I have. It looks like you guys really enjoyed it and what you have accomplished is an unforgettable experience.You made the commitment and you made it happen. Well done both of you! Errol Scheepers