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Zanzibar
Arab, Swahili, Indian and European influences mix in atmospheric Stone Town, centre of the Indian Ocean spice trade - and East African slave trade! Hanging out on Jambiani's white sandy beach gazing at an unbelievable milky blue sea.
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Southern Tanzania
'The inaccessible south coast', a visit to Kilwa Island, famed centuries ago as a principal centre of Swahili civilisation on the East African coast, and entering Dar es Salaam on a bike.
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Tanzania Border
Towards the Tanzania border, good to be on the road again.
How to get through thirty kms of sand to the Rovuma River border, and then how to get across - in one piece!
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Northern Mozambique Coast
Destination - the fabled 16th century Portuguese island capital of Ilha de Mocambique. Visiting beaches on ‘one of the most beautiful and remote coastlines in the world’, four-legged hazards on the road, and... doubts about continuing the journey!
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Across Mozambique
Cattle smuggling, riding a train to Nampula, and remarkable encounters with men who make a difference.
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Sailing to Mozambique
Across Lake Malawi by bike!
And down the remote and untravelled Mozambique lakeshore.
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Malawi
Beautiful Lake Malawi, encounters with development aid, and 'Can I get across the lake to Mozambique - with my bike.'
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Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, and Tete.
Across to the startlingly scenic mVumba region, and through the wild west of Tete in Mozambique.
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Zimbabwe.
Back into the challenge and turmoil of Africa... and interesting times for Zimbabwe.
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Limpopo.
Leaving Swaziland, its up through South Africa to the Limpopo River, and the border with Zimbabwe.
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Starting North.
After two months travelling through South Africa, enjoying the soft living, it was time to get back in the saddle for the journey northwards. (With a little sidetrip to exotic southern Mozambique!)