(OKAYYYY...BACK TO THE VACA...)
Friday, November 7
We got to finally see Mozambique beaches, staying enough time to feel the sun and the surf, and absorb a little of the beach culture.
Clearly, the only rational decision was to head back into Maputo, the hard way...I navigated us into Maputo on a very bumpy road - to put it lightly - and we finally ended up back at the hotel. We got a couple drinks to, er, celebrate the ride in and then grabbed a nice dinner at a - the - Chinese restaurant.
I had a tofu dish that was so plentiful, we ended up eating it for dinner on...
Saturday, November 8
We traveled over the best and most expensive road in Mozambique to get to Kruger Park in South Africa. We figured out Customs, after parking and fending off random people looking for suckers to give them money. We then went to the first supermarket we found in South Africa, which was clearly looking for suckers to give them money...Not knowing the conditions to be found in Kruger, we obliged.
Eventually, we arrived at our tent in Kruger after a telling stare from the manager. My reaction was, "This is so luxurious", which of course could have applied to a well-maintained cardboard box. But honestly, two beds, a refrigerator, closet, clean sheets, new towels, a grill and an industrial fan that could easily propel the car we were driving, were greatly appreciated.
As we waited for the shipment of tinfoil to come in to the local (and only) store, we took a quick tour of our area and saw animals we would soon consider fairly dull. A wild boar of some sort, impala and giraffes were all grazing.
We returned, got tinfoil, cooked corn and tofu, made sandwiches, went on a wonderful night drive that featured a hyena, a bushbaby, an African cat, and a temporarily blinded rhino (thanks to me). Full day.
Peace
John
