Thursday, May 8, 2014

The Great Northern Adventure

Six cities in Mozambique (Pemba, Ilha de Mozambique, Nampula, Cuamba, Gurue, Quelimane)
Five different modes of transportation (Plane, train, car, bike, boat)
Four Peace Corps Volunteer houses along the way
Three friends out exploring
Two weeks of an exciting, yet relaxing vacation
ONE Great Northern Adventure.

Sunrise over Maputo the morning we flew out

Upon arrival in Pemba, the first stop along our tour.


The beach in Pemba, we happened to stumble upon a Vodacom dance party...
Ilha de Mozambique

Alden with all his new friends he made on our bike tour around the island.

Alden and Adela in front of the hospital on Ilha, just one of the many stops on our bike tour. 

The view from the Garden of Memories.
During the slave trade, most of the slaves exported from Mozambique left from this dock. 

Sunset over Ilha.

Sunrise on Ilha. 

The oldest building in the Southern Hemisphere (the white church above which was part of the Portuguese fort)  is located on Ilha.
Exploring the old Portuguese fort. 

We did an overnight camping trip to Island of the Snakes. This was our campsite. Yes, we saw snakes.  

Boarding the train from Nampula to Cuamba. It was an 11-hour ride. 

The view from the train. 

Moz 18 Reunion in Cuamba.

Colin and Alden outside Colin's organization where an old tank is left from the country's civil war. 

Hiking in Gurue!

Gurue in its glory!

An all-day hike to the waterfalls.

The tea plantations in Gurue

Just hanging in Gurue

The tea plantations in Gurue...

The bustling fish market at the beach just outside of Quelimane. 

1 comment:

  1. Great pictures! I pulled up a map of Mozambique to follow along and you covered quite some distance.

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