by Sam Hollis | Apr 30, 2023 | Coast trips, Underwater wildlife
Santa Maria is part of the mainland of Mozambique, but from Maptuo is easier to go by boat than drive. It’s at the end of a peninsula in the Maputo national park. To drive its one and a half hours on the good Chinese built road as far as the park entrance, then four...
by Sam Hollis | Jan 29, 2023 | Coast trips, Underwater wildlife
Diving I have discovered is a process of which being under water is only a part. It’s a sport with a lot of kit and quite a lot of faffing. If you are not willing to relax and go with the flow, and are impatient to be in the water, then I don’t think it’s the sport...
by Sam Hollis | Aug 7, 2022 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Sport
When I’m out kayaking in Maputo bay I can always see the island Ilha Xefina. So the temptation to visit has always been there. Local legend has it that on really low tides you can walk out there. You just have to time it right getting back. Or get a lift with a local...
by Sam Hollis | Jan 8, 2022 | Coast trips, Covid 19, Travel, Underwater wildlife
We decided something totally different on Christmas day would be good, so, we booked the trip to Santa Carolina, or paradise island. We were staying in Vilankulos at the beach lodge, and after breakfast overlooking the sea we wandered down to the beach where we...
by Sam Hollis | Aug 28, 2021 | Coast trips, Covid 19, Life in Mozambique, Near Maputo, school, Travel
Since mid August, when the girls’ school returned after the long holidays, it has been online learning again due to Mozambique’s high levels of COVID. We realized as school is online it can be anywhere. So, here we are in Praia de Bilene. We are staying in the...
by Zoe Hanslip | Aug 15, 2021 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Underwater wildlife
After a period of staying home most weekends, as a result of Covid related restrictions, we felt it was time to get out again and find out what we could do despite beaches being closed and restaurants only opening for lunch. We returned to Sky Island, a favourite...
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