Adventures in Namibia: Moçambique

We spent about a week and a half in Mozambique where we hit up Indian Ocean beaches, ate seafood, and went snorkeling. All of which are activities we have not been able to do for some time now.

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The highlight of this trip might have to be our 2-day, 1-night sailing excursion to the Bazaruto Archipelago and Two Mile Reef.

The picturesque views of the amazing beaches make it hard to believe your eyes; being there was such a dreamlike tropical paradise. The rich aqua-color of the sea in contrast with the pristine sand is just as perfect as the photos captured.

Meals on the sailing trip were included too. My favorite was the crab and Kevin's the King fish.

We also loved the snorkeling and concluded once and for all that snorkeling must be one of our favorite activities of all time, especially together. (We've snorkeled before in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and I in Fiji and Australia's West Coast.) The intimate experience with the colorful life under the ocean's surface among the diverse coral reef is just unparalleled in beauty and serenity. How we wish we could go for a snorkel every day!

Left is Lauren, our good friend and fellow PCV

The following are not our photos since we didn't have the capability of bringing our camera under water with us, but here are some images of our favorite sea creatures that we saw (upper-left: Mantaray; upper-right: Blue-spotted ray; lower left: Threadfin butterfly fish; lower-right: Moorish idol):

We can't help but feel that, overall, Mozambique and Namibia (especially where we are in the south) are worlds different, Mozambique being more of the untamed "Africa" of the two, in terms of terrain and culture. Mozambique is much greener and more jungle-y and the people more boisterous but perhaps also friendlier. And public transport was more, um, crowded... At one time we were 25 adults plus 5 children plus (live) chickens in a 15-person capacity minibus/ combi/ chapa. But that was one that didn't even break down on us so we aren't complaining! Speaking Spanish in place of Portuguese was also interesting.. beats Khoekhoegowab in our opinion!