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A galinha foi pra o mato, causa da xuva.

Traducción al Castellano abajo.


Ishhhh! 7 days VERY out of the ordinary.

For starters, the place is called Morrungulo. It's 7/8 hr drive from Maputo. And not a normal drive but a bumpy and muddy one, with suicide chapas (local public transport).

The closer you get to Morrungulo, the worse the road gets. When you are about 14 km away you take a turn and have to try and find your way through the red mud and holes (not to say crates).

But once you get to the camp site you realize it seems like it might have been worth it.  And once you get to the beach, you know so. 



You are isolated from everything: cellphones don't work, let alone internet connexion (I didn't even bother taking my laptop), no newspaper, no direct roads or commercial ones, no stores except for 3 local bread shops (please do check the picture beneath) and a palhota (for those who don't know it's a shack made out of straw and cane, like the one in the bakery picture) with local wooden souvenirs.




The locals barely speak portuguese and english, they speak a dialect.

The camp was full of south africans, most of them go to Morrungulo every year to camp for like a month. They take everything they might need for the whole time they are there, they camp BIG.

We were a bit more subtle and naif and thought we could buy veggies & fresh fruit... My mom had to negotiate with the locals for 3 days before she could get hold of a few tomatoes and 4 to get some mangoes. My dad tried to do the same (chicken instead of tomatoes & mango) but was less fortunate, the chicken had gone into the bush cause of the rain. 



I really enjoyed the beach: long walks, swimming, sunbathing, chatting with my sisters, some with my parents, reading, doing nothing. I even went snorkeling to the reef (now that was totally awesome!).  

Unexpected: our camp neighbour got bit by a snake while he was walking to the toilet. Luckily it wasn't poisonous.

It really did rain a lot... we ended up leaving a day before planned. We were close to Maxixe: Jornal Noticias: Xuva em Maxixe. 
 

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Los últimos 7 días han sido muy atípicos.
 
Para empezar, el lugar a donde fuimos se llama Morrungulo y esta a 7/8 horas en auto de Maputo, por rutas poceadas, barro y chapas (transporte publico) con conductores suicidas.
Cuanto mas te acercas a Morrungulo, peor se pone la ruta. 14 Km. antes de llegar, tenés que doblar a la izquierda y tratar de no quedar atrapado en el barro y los agujeros (que mas bien parecen cráteres).
Una vez que llegas al camping y ves la playa, te das cuenta que valió totalmente la pena.
Es un lugar aislado de todo los celulares no funcionan, mucho menos conexión a Internet (ni me gaste en llevar mi laptop), no hay diarios, ni rutas directas, solo hay 3 panaderías locales y alguna que otra palhota (chozas de paja y caña) con alguna que otra bebida caliente y souvenirs de madera o coco.
Los locales no hablan mucho portugués, ni inglés, hablan su propio dialecto.
El camping estaba lleno de boers (sudafricanos), la mayoría de ellos va a Morrungulo todos los años y acampan ahí como por un mes. Se llevan absolutamente todo lo que pueden llegar a necesitar!
Por inexperiencia no llevamos mucha comida, nos imaginamos que podríamos comprar verduras y fruta allá… mi vieja tuvo que negociar con los locales como por 3 días para que le consigan un par de tomates y algunas mangas.  Mi Viejo intento hacer lo mismo, quería conseguir pollos en vez de tomates y mangas, pero no tuvo tanta suerte, según la gente del lugar debido a la lluvia las gallinas se fueron al monte.
Disfrute mucho de la playa: camine mucho, nade, tome sol (cuando no estaba diluviando), charle con mis hermanas y mis viejos, leí, y esas cosas que hace uno cuando no esta ocupado y esta en una playa paradisíaca. Incluso hice snorkeling en el banco de corales mas cercano. Estuvo espectacularrrr!!!
Algo inesperado: a uno de los que estaban acampando al lado nuestro lo pico una víbora cuando caminaba descalzo hasta el baño a las 9 de la noche. Tuvo mucha suerte que no era venenosa.
Llovió muchísimo, nos terminamos volviendo un día antes de lo planeado.
 

Ate a proxima!
Raf

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