Ibo Island

Taken along the beach with most the most dense settlement, this is Ibo Island. Apparently it was a ship building and slave trade center for the Portuguese, nowadays its home to more goats than Portuguesians.

Northern, Northern Mozambique

June 30th 2006
Our journey northward continues, and what an adventure it has been! In many ways I find it difficult to decide where I should even start. Our plan was to head onward from Pemba and travel 150km north to a very small coastal village called Quissanga and then from there sail to Ibo Island. This journey I expected to not take very long at all, why on earth I even thought that is beyond me. Origin ... read more

Africa » Mozambique

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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