To be honest, when we arrived here 3 days ago it felt like we had been taken out of the tranquil paradise of Pomene, and into the hussle and bussle of a busy tourist resort filled with holiday makers. We were so surprised to see how this place had changed since we were last here 8 years ago. They are clearly making lots of money here. We got over our shock pretty quickly and decided to enjoy the place for what it has to offer and it's been great! So great in fact that we've decided that we'd like to come back here soon! It's so easy to fly into Inhambane (of course Alex say's it's just as easy to drive up too), so we'd like all our friends to know that if you are keen to join us for a week of fun in the sun & sea in the first half on 2012 then let us know. The self catering casita's are really reasonable and the scuba diving here is WORLD CLASS!!!! As some of you who joined us here for New Years in 2004 know, I'll get things organised and we can really have a great holiday together, and now we get to enjoy it with our kids too!!! Seriously, let us know if you are keen! If you've never experienced 'Africa', and are in need of a tropical island with the added benefit of luxury but not too over the top, then this is the place to go for a holiday.
OK, enough about the next holiday, there's so much to tell about our last 3 days here.....
We've been on a few dives each, and as expected it's the best part of the under water ocean we've ever been to yet! On both of Alex's deep sea dives he's seen White tipped Reef Sharks, Rays, Eels, Lion Fish, and loads more. I really like the smaller things, which have been plentiful! Octopus, SpearManta Shrimp, Peacock Shrimp, Stone Fish, Crocodile Fish, stax of stunning Anemones with there cute domino & clown fish. I'll be going for a deep dive tomorrow morning, and I'm really hoping we'll spot a Whale Shark on the way. If so then we'll all jump off the boat and snorkel around it - I'm really hoping for this!
Another highlight here was on our second night we had an amazing Seafood buffet supper at the Beach Bar. Wow, what a spread! We were also entertained with a local group of drummers and dancers. The kids just wanted to dance along with them so after the meal we decided to stand up and have our own little dance as a family (in the back corner of course), the kids loved this and it was definitely a night to remember.
Today we decided to spoil ourselves a bit more and enjoy one of the special activities that Barra Lodge has to offer - a catamaran trip to Pansy Island! We set off at lunchtime, the weather and sea perfect! It felt like a dream. We cruised along the water smoothly (thank goodness!), and anchored just off the island. The kids had so much fun snorkeling around and even more fun finding as many perfect Pansy Shells as we possibly could - 27 to be exact!!! We then got back onto the Cat to enjoy a delicious meal which included yet again prawns! I think this must be the staple food in Mozambique. Even Xan tried a few prawns, he's not too sure about them yet though, but he's brave enough to try anything. The trip was stunning, and has been my highlight of this holiday so far.
Tomorrow after my dive we'll be leaving this bit of luxury and heading to a campsite not too far away - in fact it's just down the beach about 10km's! I've got a feeling that it's going to be a bit rough compared to the luxury of the resorts with swimming pools we've been staying in since we left home, but I'm ready for it and I'll enjoy feeling back at 'home' in Max our Truck! Looking forward to our first great cup of Coffee too!!!
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