Lots and lots of rain throughout the whole trip.. this was one storm just after sleeping at Inhassoro

there are good bridges in the south :)

Toyota Mozambique

Kids enjoying the fresh rains

On our way down to South Africa we didn’t get too far before finding a flooded section of road… Jonno is smiling because we hadn’t yet realised there was still 1900km to go.

Village life - Malulu 

Well, I promised some photos from when we went to Malulu, so here they are.  Spent two nights out in the village, had fun at the farm, raided mango trees, searched for good hard wood, and there was much relaxing after eating nsima.  enjoy

Alek Fin - Waiting Like A Wolf 

this needs a million more views

Tomorrow Cam and I are going to a village called Malulu.  This will be the first time spending a couple of nights in the village.

The house we are staying in is the grandmother’s of our friend Januario. Looking forward to being in the village as the sun goes down, to see what goes on day to day and to be with friends.  

The hot shower on Friday night back at home is going to be amazzzzing, but the village will also be heaps fun.  

Keep posted for some photos.

Life is like a drug

and we are all addicts,

waiting

for the perfect hit,

and although we are given a taste

of the Ecstasy, Eternity, & Joy 

in this life 

They can (and will) only be made perfect

in the next

Yesterday I went to spend some time with these guys in the photo above.  They live in a village on the outskirts of town and run a small bicycle/motorbike repair “shop” outside the front of one guys house.  
They are yet to catch on that I speak Portuguese which is great for practising chi-yao.  Most days are very difficult and for anyone who doesn’t like small talk, learning a different language involves a LOT of small talk to begin with… something that I am slowly becoming comfortable with.  
Each visit I share something new in chi-yao and they usually respond with a whole assortment of questions and comments which I cannot understand.  They laugh a lot and I laugh a lot which is something we can both interpret but it is slow going.  

Here’s to edging closer to those challenging dreams, hopes and ambitions we have inside of us.
 

Doot Doot - Freur 

Classic

Heal my heart and make it clean

Open up my eyes to the things unseen

Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart for what is yours

Everything I am for your kingdom’s cause

As I walk from earth into eternity

- Brooke Fraser

When talking with Januario yesterday about how his weekend was, I was soon surprised to hear that he cannot dance!  Sunday evening he went to a ‘Unyago’ the coming of age ceremony for kids to step into adulthood.  My first question was did you dance?  Because that is what you do for most of the day and night…  turns out he can’t dance and doesn’t like to dance.  This was quite surprising as I thought all Africans were awesome dancers?  Anyway, turns out we are not so different after all…