Pemba II

I'm back in Maputo, and back to a relatively not-horrible internet connection. My first trip to Pemba and Quirimba Island was a good one--a beautiful part of the country that I got to see, but also was able to make a lot of progress on my project. Over the next week I'll post some of the photos and videos I took while there, starting with these looking out from my back porch onto Wimbi Beach in Pemba:

Pemba -- last post for a while

Arrived today into Pemba, a beach town and capital of Mozambique's northernmost province, Cabo Delgado. Haven't had much chance to explore, but luckily the house I'm staying in is right on Wimbi Beach, so I do get some great views of the sea, sand and locals walking about from the back porch. Unfortunately the connection sucks so I can't upload any pictures. If I could they'd look something like this.

Tomorrow I'll head to Quirimba Island on a 5-hour boat ride with the local land owner to begin the real on-the-ground work of figuring out what the best opportunities are to develop the local economy. Tourism and coconut oil/biofuel will likely be at the top of the list.

No internet on the island, so next update probably not for another week - 10 days...