A typical hut

Took a snap of this hut in nante village, Zambezia.....just to give an idea actually...not reflective of the typical construction. This one as you see and I later noticed is made of cement blocks. The more common method is to use bamboo as the base and cover it with mud to give solidity.......you will often see people sleeping outside the huts...The hay thatching is very common..as you see here..there also the framework is of bamboo as far as I know...In some cases there is timber pieces are used...this particular village is close to a good collection of Pauferro which ahs been used. pauferro is commercially traded species of premium wood

Sunset in Quelimane

Had to put up this amazing snap...sun setting over the airport in Qulimane...its also one of the best places in the town to sit around and sip a coke...it is right next to our log yard...

isnt it a beauty??

A snap of the bush

Featured is a snap of the typical bush...Ok, lets face it, this is how the typical african forest liooks...atleast as far as it goes in Mozambique...ofcourse there is a terrible lot of this stuff...where I went there was no special fauna...I mean other than a few African bull elephants and the odd Black mamba :))...joking ofcourse, but not about the back Mambas...havent see one though...they are supposed to be around

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Church in the bush

Featured in the snap is a tiny church in nante, Zambezia. Just makes you think...the same God is worshipped here as in all grand temples and splendid churches...Amazing isnt it?

...just a lill bit of philosophy thrown in :))

Snaps with kids

I Looooovvveee this snap...I bought all those smiles with a pack of biscuits and some chocolates...isnt that wonderrful...This is one snap I will always cherish...I am sure!!!!

My humour sense

Hey! This for those stern critics of my humour sense...it works and it works like magic amigos.....I had these tough bushmen(They are that) going gaga over my jokes...Dont be deceived by their modernish dresses....the snaps were taken 8 kms from the closest bush road and over 150kms from the closest tar road...fairly deep in the bush forests of Zambezia province...and yup, as you might have guessed we dont speak any common language....so what made them burst out in this fashion...sorry...professional secret :)))

Work ethic

People her have a relaxed work ethic when compared to Indians...while the ship was loading we went out for food and when we came back , we saw this...ofcourse the incident was NOT one off...just reflective...pardon the quality, this one is a snap from the mobile

Beira

I have spend a few days in Beira now(abt 10) . Beira is a beautiful city on the eastern coat of Mozambique. Well desined with beautiful circles, a golf course and constructions, it is said be remisnicent of European cities..ifcourse I have never been there..Has a fair bit of white population also...second biggest city in Mozambique after Maputo...nice place

Land ahoy!!!

I was seriously busy in the port what with the ship landing and all related super hectic activities. That ship has now moved to Beira and I have followed it here. I am taking a lot of snaps here, but will be putting selected ones up only when I reach Quelimane next as it is in my friends camera and we have not taken the connection cord ":))

In the pic is a lumber shipin the Quelimane port.The car the is there only to show relative size. The ship is just midsized as large ships cannot enter the port

Something abt the people

The first thing that surprised me on reaching africa is the size of the people...I landed in Africa expecting to find huge 7 footers strutting around...But i discovered that in Mozambique , I still was easily above average height and bulk

When asked around I was told that it is the west africans who are bigger etc etc and all that. I havent gone there yet.

As for Quelimane it is a shanty town almost entirely sustained by the timber business...It has very little of anything, The landmark being an airport which is about the only access to the town. It is however also connected to Beira by road and has a river port which basically caters to the bulk freight vessels which come for the timber..I will soon put up some snaps of the port(amazingly dusty) etc etc.

For its size and literacy, the city has a surprisingly westernised populace. I was surprised to find 3 FM stations and a good pizzeteria in a town this size. It is the capital of the fertile state of Zambezia. The port is situated on River Bon Sinale(which is portugese for River of good signal)...in all portugese words, I am not sure of the spelling....

Life is rolling by at a fairly hectic pace as we are loading a lumber ship which is in the port as of now. Only small/medium sized vessels can visit this port due to the low draft

Snap of my car

A snap of Nsissan hardbody...this one supposed to be king of bad road

Log park and log truck

Am putting up a snap of the log park of Olam. Also in pic are the giant trucks which move logs around

Africa- The beginning

I have now been in Africa for a week.

Well, for one, africa has more facilities that we give it credit for. To prove this alone, I am putting up a snap of the hotel where I stayed. It could hold a light to any 3 star hotel in india.

Also am putting up snaps of my car and a few snaps of my log park and snaps of the trucks that move the logs(they are giants)

Going to Africa

Well, guess what! A year after I started this Blog, I am finally abt to do something happening..I am going to Africa...Will be putting up details of all that I see and hear there