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Inhambane Police Station  
   

Inhambane Police Station

We arrived in the dark after 140km of hot, hard cycling and had nowhere else to go but the police station. They where puzzled at first by our request to spend the night at the station, but when we explained that we weren't terrorists, they calmed down at let us stay.
24 hours

October 7th 2007
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 g ... read more
Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Inhambane

Mozambican Flag Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development. The ruling ... ... read more
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