Bazaruto Island and an attempt at snorkeling!

While in Vilanculos, Mozambique, I visited Bazaruto off its coast in the fantastic Indian Ocean.

The water was so crystal clear.

And the island has beautiful dunes you can climb!

(I didn't climb them; my friends did. I couldn't bring myself to leave the beach.)

Heaven.

The beach was so clear and empty; these were the only things I found on them.

The visit included some snorkeling!!

We visited Two Mile Reef, a coral reef off the coast.

Fadiouth in Sea Shells

 The cemetery between the twin villages of Fadiouth and Joal, Senegal, is covered in sea shells

 Fadiouth

A small sea shell island between Joal and Fadiouth hosts the villages' cemetery
 To be buried on the island, the individual must be a resident or descendant of a resident of Joal or Fadiouth

The villages pride themselves on being religiously tolerant as it is the only cementery in Senegal
where both Muslims and Christians are buried

 a little game of football in Fadiouth

 A shrine to Mary in Fadiouth, a Christian village

 

the cemetery with a view over the bridge of Joal, a Muslim village