Showing posts with label Quirimbas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quirimbas. Show all posts

June 11, 2016

Dhow sailing, Sandbank lunch, Swimming with Dolphins and camping on Quirimbas Island...

What an amazing day...

Up early morning after a comfortable night at Ibo Island Lodge, a quick guided tour with Raul around Ibo Island seeing the sights and fewling the relaxed atmosphere of Ibo...

Therefrom we embark our Dhow, our lifeline the next 24 hours. Azure Blue ocean and a blue sky - where can be better to be?

After a sandbank visit, hereafter named Pekka Island, with snorkeling and a fantastic Prawns pasta, we sailed for the Dolphins...

Amazing experience, so peaceful to drift over the 20 to 30 Dolphins making (hopefully) a great video to share with you all. Remarkable beyond words!

Therafter a slow sail trip in between the islands, mangroves and shallow waters waiting for the tide to be high enough to bring us to our camp at Quirimbas. 

Refreshing drinks, a great dinner and good company, a good night sleep in a tent right on the beach... can't get much better!

Up in the morning, 05.00 to see the superb sunrise before using the high tide to get back to the mainland and a 5 hour drive to Mocimboa da Praia for our last night in Mozambique before crossing the Rovuma back into Tanzania!

More tomorrow!

June 10, 2016

Ibo Island, sails and Dhows...

The summary of a nice drive, a boat trip to this intriguing island, great hospitality and culture will be to much to write today.

Laying  a blue cushion writing this, hearing only the sound of the ocean against the wooden hull and the wind i  our sail...

The story of Ibo Island will come later but rest assured - it is definitely one of the highlights of our journey!

Now Dolphins, snorkeling, sandbank lunch and a night camping on Quirimbas...

To be continued...