After getting home from South Africa my sister had to head back to work, so I had a few more days of lounging around her place and enjoying relaxing lunches by the ocean. Our mother flew in for the start of her visit with a slight overlap so we could have a little trip together.
We had a couple days in Maputo, where my mom took to a local market she had been to before and then lunch at a phenomenal hotel by the sea. I bought this awesome carved giraffe. I just adore him, and normally would be too large to get home. So he had to live with my sister for half a year till her posting ended and her belongings all got shipped home.
We went away for a weekend to Anvil Bay. It was one of the most amazing places I have ever been too, in the south of Mozambique in the Maputo National Park. It was this absolutely isolated spot, where we even needed to pay for a driver because my sisters car wouldn’t make it over the rough roads. With just a half dozen or so cabins, I probably would never be able to afford a place like this. The pandemic still be on the prices were only mildly crazy.
It was just stunning, with little cabins tucked back into the brush beside the beach. Massive stretches of sand with no one else around but us and the half dozen other guests. We spent a few nights there, enjoying the beach and delicious dinners. As well my mom was celebrating a special birthday so we brought a bottle of Moët to drink on the beach. It was certainly a vacation that will be hard to beat.
After dinner in the evenings the resort would light a bonfire on the beach. It was a little cool along the water, so sitting by the fire and enjoying our champagne did feel like an amazing luxury. It was a fabulous way to celebrate a birthday, and just spending time with family.
Eventually all good things come to an end, and it was time to go back to reality. First back to Maputo and then back to Canada for me. It was a long trip home, five hours to Addis Ababa and then a 20 hour flight back to Toronto. There was a stop in Dublin to refuel, but no one was allowed off the plane. It was one of the times in my life where paying for business class was 100% worth it and necessary!
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