Baffin Babes

Vera Simonsson, Pilansesberg 26 jan 2009

Even if the Arctic is The Place, parts of my heart is in Africa. And the world we are living in is amazing.  I spend more then three weeks traveling around and explored parts of Mozambique. I had the opportunity to go fishing with the locals in Xai-xai, we caught barracudas, which had the size of me! while a Great White circulated the boat. In Tofo I had the experience of my life with a whale-shark. The skipper told us to jump and we jumped in the water with snorkeling gear. I suddenly started to back paddle, a mouth, 2 meters wide, came towards us and I freaked-out ! We snorkeled for hours, 3 meters away, with the world’s largest fish, 10 meters long, awesome, amazing and unreal!

 Snorkling with a whale shark

We camped on paradise islands and sneaked up to rhinos when the wind was in our favor. Every night we grilled fish on the fire and enjoined the sky, the call of the hyenas the roar of the lion and the moment itself.

I am fascinated by the power and the pride of the African women and the children who always, alwayes smiles. With tears in my eyes I am now flying north, but with alot of energy for the next month of preparation, and I am defiantly going to teach the babes how to really shake their bums!

Women on their way home