How not to end up with your Land Rover Sinking in A River...

I came across this great story of a couple and their trip Off Roading in Africa. While they are no doubt more likely to find some more exotic troubles than those we face here in North America, this really seems like it could happen anywhere.


Earlier this year my wife Wendy, I and our two kids set off for a two week holiday to Pomene in Mozambique. Pomene is a remote resort about 650km north of Maputo. The road to Pomene is treacherous to say the least. The last 250km of road is a mixture of sand, potholes and a little tar. Once at Pomene the scenery is fantastic with 65km's of tropical sand road through palm trees to a peninsular that sticks out about 4kms into the sea. The resort is situated at the base of this peninsular. Many a day was spent fishing and snorkeling on "the point", which leads to the sad tale I'm about to tell you.

One afternoon our friends from Johannesburg said they were going to the Point to do some fishing. As it was an incoming spring tide, I advised them not to do this. Ignoring my advice they all jumped into the Land Rover and set off with all their fishing gear, assuring me they would not fish for long and would return before high tide. While relaxing in my hammock, under the Casurina trees, I noticed how quickly the tide was rising and after about an hour I became concerned that our friends had not yet returned. Grabbing a few Dois M's (local beer) for the ride, I set off for the 3.5km drive along the beach, (allowed by permit), to see how things were going.

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