Back in Maputo

Hello everyone... We have arrived back in Maputo after camping at the beautiful beach in Xai-Xai. We had such a great time there! You could see and hear the Indian Ocean from our campsite and it was just beautiful. And the coolest part....... there were MONKEYS at the campsite! They were so cute running around in the trees. Absolutely adorable creatures they were. There was a South African family next to us that was feeding them, which I think is a really bad idea, but it was really neat to watch. The monkeys were very afraid of the people but would timidly approach the food and then quickly run away. Or they would catch it if they threw it up in the tree. It was pretty cool.

The water in the ocean was a little cold but there is this big jetty-like thing of rocks that goes parallel to the shore so the further you got into the lagoon area the warmer it was. We had a woman come by every day and sell us fresh fruit from a huge bucket she carried on her head! It was really amazing. Although the water was cold, we went swimming and it was unbelievably clear.
We had a great time meeting some locals when we went to dinner. (sorry this story is a little out of order) When we first got to Xai Xai we stopped at this restaurant called Kaya Kahina and had dinner. I had some chicken dish that was one of the most delicious meals i have ever eaten. when we were leaving we were trying to get directions to the campsite from these guys at the bar. after many funny mistranslations one guy goes "oh tent, small house!" and made gestures like a small box and putting a pole in the middle. It was a very funny interaction with between portugese and english. So we made it to the campsite and set up camp. We only discovered the amazing monkeys and sea the next morning. Until later!
Megan