things happen fast

Overlooking Barra beach near Inhambane. Quite a novelty, this lazing on the beach business. So far this trip is more of an endurance race than anything remotely like a holiday. The reason? Soft, thick sand. Whenever you venture off tar near the coast the going doesn't get tough. It gets near impossible. Reducing the bikes' tyre pressure helps, but going too low will mean the rims spin inside the tyres, tearing the tubes. So we never made it to Morrumbene Lodge. After battling the sand monster for 2 hours, not knowing if we were on the right track, we turned back to the tar road. We rode back to Morrumbene and looked around for a place to stay. The town seemed asleep except for one 'gevrekte' bar and one security guard who recommended a place... that had already closed when we got there. The bar was next door and some of the patrons came out to offer advice. A little boy lead us to what once was a motel of sorts, but it was either closed for the night or out of business.