Then
the "vacation of the vacation" was over. In the morning at 4.30 am the
night was over and I went by Tuktuk to Mtwara. This had to be so early
because the collective taxis to the ferry on River Ruvuma to Mozambique
go early as well. And they go so early because the ferry can only cross
the ferry on high tide. Otherwise the boat would get stranded on one of
the sand banks of the river. At least, getting up early makes sense!
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| Ferry to Mozambique |
In the collective taxi I got to
know Monica from Brazil. How great is that! In Mozambique, people speak
Portuguese - also in Brazil.... This made the whole thing sooooo much
easier!
The
ferry was no problem, the water was still high enough and we crossed
without any problems to the other side. For 2 dollars per person we
rented two young men to reserve seats for us in the bus... First, I
thought, this is a bad joke - however, it is not! Without such help- no
way to get a place in the bus, sitting or standing! Well, as soon was
the ferry is about to land, people jump out and run to the coach.
Approx. 150. The coach has about 40 seats and as many standing
places.... Without the help of these two young men, no way for us to get
on board!
Well,
however, our seats were safe. Four hours later we arrived in Mocimboa
there Praia. The first bigger town after the border. Well, all other
towns are even smaller than this one...
The camping place "Chez Natalie" is rather outside of town, so it took a bit to find it.
