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The great thing about travelling back
home on a similar route to the one we took going north, is that we
get to revisit all the wonderful places we saw the first time
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After leaving Tanzania, we worked our way down and around Lake
Malawi. We met up with people we had seen just a few months
before and some we had met the year before. Summer is on it's
way and the temperatures are beginning to rise - a swim in the lake
is the perfect way to cool off!
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We didn't spend too much time back in
Malawi - Mozambique is the next stop and we'd rather spend our time
soaking up the warm sun on a perfect beach and diving the pristine
reefs around Barra and Tofu. Crossing the border into
Mozambique was somewhat troublesome; as we haven't such an
experience before, it was a real shock! Alan, however, talked
quietly and patiently with the authorities for a very long time
before they finally stamped all our pieces of paper of and off we
went.
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The drive was trouble-free and relaxing - the improvement in the
roads in just six months has been phenomenal. Yes, there are
still lots of really bad stretches, but there are roadworks going on
all over the place and speedy progress is being made.
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Our only hiccup was when another vehicle forced us onto the extreme
side of the road and into a huge pothole! The accelerator
cable jumped out of its holder and we lost all power! We
cruised to a stop and Alan soon found the problem and with his
trusty Leatherman, had the cable back where it belongs and we were
off again.
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Once back on the familiar terrain of Barra Reef, we hooked up with
friends and acquaintances for our previous visits. We were
also soon back in the ocean and exploring the depths. We had
some of our very best dives - octopus, cuttle fish, Batfish, Manta
Rays and more!!
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Christmas is now looming
- it's already November - and the time has come for us to head
home. I think it's going to be very difficult to adjust back
to life in just one place - but that will just have to be our next
adventure!
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Highlights:
Best meal: Seafood on the beach.
Best moment: Diving off the coast of Mozambique
- again!
Worst moment: When the time came to pack up one
final time and start heading back to Jo'burg - the end of our
wonderful adventure.
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