Last weekend, we flew south in a six seater light aircraft towards the border of South Africa and Mozambique. We then drove over very sandy roads for an hour before we reached "Paradise" in the middle of nowhere. We had reached PONTA MAMOLI "The Pearl of the Indian Ocean! The resort was breathtakingly beautiful. 5 star accommodation Mozambican style. We went in search of dolphins and whales. The Indian Ocean right in front of us was a playground for the enormous whales as we watched their sprays and tail slapping. I was even lucky enough to see a huge whale breech (jump) out of the water!!! What a splash that was! We tried to snorkel with three dolphins, but they must have had an appointment somewhere as they didn't stay around to swim with us. Unfortunately, I landed hard on my left side when I was hauled up into the 'rubber duckie' and I fractured and/or bruised my rib! Ouch! The water was not as cold as I thought it would be. We wore our new wetsuits to keep us warm. Now to recuperate and get my rib better so that we can go diving.
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| Take-off |
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| Life is tough... but someone has to do it! |
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| Sunset over the Indian Ocean |
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| Whale spotting |
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| Local village children dancing and singing for us! |
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| My first attempt at cooking a Mozambican seafood dish |
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| Mr. O's second attempt at cooking Boerwors on his little braai! |
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