Mozambique: Inhambane to Bobole.

Tuesday 7th July. Mozambique: Inhambane to Bobole, near Maputo.

We are due back in Somerset West a week from today. The hold up in Vilanculo means we’ll have 6 days to get there once we cross the South African border near Maputo tomorrow. We were on the road at 7.45am today as breakfast was not included in the room rate and we knew there was a One Stop restaurant a few kms away. This had been recommended as a good place to stop for a meal. We ordered  egg sandwiches, as per the menu. Omelette rolls turned up half an hour later but they were very tasty, as was the coffee. Today, we are going to make it to the Blue Anchor Inn, our expected destination yesterday. It's 450 kms away although the roads are very good with the exception of 80 kms of potholes again. The Chinese are building brilliant roads, worthy of the best you'd find in Europe. Well, that's what it seems like to us, given some of the stuff we've encountered. We stopped for a cheese roll, our usual lunch, about half way & then continued to Bobole, where the Blue Anchor is situated. We arrived there around 3 pm and we were delighted with what we found. We were greeted by the owners Paul & Liz, and their 3 dogs. Two of them male Rotweillers and one little Jack Russell.

Their names are Alpha, Bravo & Charlie, as in ABC. We relaxed at the bar for a while, then a while longer & before we knew it, we were ordering dinner. I opted for the special Mozambique Prawn Curry & John chose a rump steak imported from Swaziland, which apparently is renowned for it's good beef. It was all wonderful & as we'd been in the company of Paul, the owner, all day it seemed rude not to have a nightcap with him before we went to bed! He was the barman too of course although he joined us for a few himself. Everyone was in bed, including Paul & Liz, by 10pm. This should be our last night in Mozambique as we're within 2-3 hours of the South African border at Lebombo.