Departure day from Malawi.
Wednesday 1st July: Zomba via Blantyre to Tete in Mozambique:
The hotel last night was really comfortable & the breakfast was
great. We were on our way to Blantyre. John cut up a few pieces of
shiny dust tape and stuck them on our bull bar. That should fend off any
more police. Blantyre was only a couple of hours away & we went
in search of a BF Goodrich tyre. No luck at all so we accepted our fate
& headed for the Mozambique border.
It took a few hours to get
our visa issued, they said we should have got one before arrival. Very
nice & friendly though. The Comesa insurance card is not valid
in Mozambique so we had to purchase 3rd party insurance at the border.
The first guy quoted me $30 for 30 days. However, at an office by
customs, Holland insurance issued one for $23. We were through and legal
and headed for Tete, the next major town, a few hours away. This is our first time to visit Mozambique,
We crossed
the Zambezi just as we were entering town, this time on a major bridge.
Last time, John & I crossed it on a rickety old ferry, from
Botswana to Zambia. We quickly found a hotel & the owner took us to a good
restaurant a few kms away. People are just so helpful, it just gladdens the soul when you meet such friendly and delightful folk. Off to bed at a decent hour, ready for an
early start.
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