Mozambique Island
The Island of Mozambique is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It has a permanent population of approximately 14,000 people. The island in itself is not very big, about 3 km long and between 200 and 500 metres wide. Most historical buildings are at the island's northern end. The majority of the residents live in reed houses in Makuti Town at the southern end of the island.
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We walked from the centre of town up to the fort |
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Then went by bus to the border with the new town, less than a kilometre, and stopped at the Rickshaw Hotel for a beer.
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A very pleasant pauso. Continuing on, e fell in love with the wee remembrance garden, decaying colonial buildings , churches, etc |
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| We were locked out of the Hindu temple, and then had a tour of the old governor's Palace. Then back to the ship by zodiac |
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In the afternoon we went on a dhow- ours was over loaded!- to the shore, then had a 700 metre walk to a lagoon where we could swim. Then back to the ship via zodiac
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El 26 de diciembre llegamos a la isla de Mozambique temprano por la manana. Desembarcamos en zodiac hasta un muelle antes de las ocho. Anduvimos hasta la fortaleza, muy similar a otras fortalezas construidas por el Portugues hace muchos siglos. Entonces viajamos en autobus por el malecon hasta la frontera de Stone Town con el pueblo nuevo, menos de un kilometro. Paramos al hotel encantador, el Rickshaw, donde bebimos una cerveza, sentados al lado del mar. Despues anduvimos hasta el templo hindi - pero no habia llave para entrar. Entonces entramos en el museo, una vez el palacio del gobernador, con muchas riquezas. Regresamos al barco para almorzar. Por la tarde desembarcamos en zodiac antes de transferir a un dhow para un viaje de casi una hora hasta la playa de Cabeceira. De ahi anduvimos algunos 700 metros hasta una laguna, donde nade en agua muy caliente. Pero David sufria de nausea y regresamos temprano en zodiac hasta el barco
Onto Ibo Island