Moz Malawi 2023: Part 4 : Tofo Beach

Day 8 : Thursday 22 June

Travel to Tofo

Up at 5.00am, Rupert and Rina gave each car their padkos rations and we were on the road by 6.30am.

Just in case - but all the cars handled the beach driving without any problems today. Neil bought a "new" tyre for the caravan in Macia and we were headed North on the N1 in no time.

Sean got the Zello Walkie-Talkie app working for everyone so we were in comms all day. Our lead car, Rina and Rupert took a few for the team, getting a couple of speeding fines and then warning the rest of us. We were waved through all the road blocks and the police were always polite and friendly.

The road gets quieter the further north you
go and we made good time, arriving in Tofo Beach around 3.30pm.

We are in a rather quirky air-bnb close to the beach.  We went to Sumi, a Japanese restaurant in the heart of Tofo Beach. Better Japanese dishes than you would get in Joburg  or London, for sure!!

And the best laid back atmosphere ever.

                   Day 9 : Friday 23 June

Everyone got to sleep in a bit for a change.

After brunch we walked along the beach from Tofinho to Tofo main beach and the market.

In the afternoon, we went down to the new pub on main beach , Casa na Praia.

Classy RnRs served in fancy goblets!

(Casa Barry has closed down and become a  bit of an eyesore on the beach.)Tourist numbers are way down from pre-pandemic levels a few places are boarded up. Rupert and I went for a swim. It was one of the best sea swims ever, with such clear water and just the right waves.

Our house has a very nice downstairs living space to enjoy our evenings.

Loving being back in Tofo - one of my special places - after 4 years away.