Bazaruto Island is a big sand dune on the east side of the Bazaruto archipelago of islands and reefs. The entire area is a nature reserve. To reach the anchorage on west side we must pass a narrow channel between 2 reefs. The dunes protect against high winds except northwestherlies.

Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/2.jpg
all ships waiting for a weather window in the lee of Bazaruto Island
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/3.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/4.jpg
When we go ashore some guys welcome us with a big smile at their local bar.
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/7.jpg
We get to know eachother at a beer, easy as they speak good English, besides Portugese.
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/8.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/6.jpg
The locals are proud of their island and enjoy showing it to us, strangers who came from a different world far away.
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/5.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/16.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/9.jpg
cashew nuts
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/14.jpg
casave
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/10.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/11.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/12.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/13.jpg
Bazaruto Island images/2018/bazaruto/15.jpg

Bazaruto Island and its people: such a beautifull unspoiled place, is this paradise? There is indeed an island west of Bazaruto with that name….Here we, people from the western world, can learn again what we lost long ago: honesty, living in harmony with nature, respect for eachother and unconditional hospitality.