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 22, 2022 | Other African countries, Wildlife
It was drizzling as we arrived at Mlilwane. The hour and a half drive across eSwatini had gone quickly, especially as I slept through most of it. I was only interrupted for a stop for lunch at a fish and chip shop in a mall. It seems eSwatini are good at fish and...
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 | Jul 22, 2020 | Coast trips, Near Maputo, Wildlife
When you look, it’s amazing how much wildlife you see. I think that’s true whether you’re in the back garden in East Yorkshire, sat in the garden in Maputo, or here where I am now at Machubo. The wildlife you see in each place is very different, but, it’s always...
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