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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 loc