South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique on bicycles
here we have got a beautiful view of Indian ocean
boys know how to enjoy the ocean
that's a German style
and here we have Vejprty (our hometown) style
just pull up pant legs from inside of pockets
a woman works really hard at the ocean
we're walking to our hotel along Avenida V.I.Lenin
we're only a few hours in Maputo and we've got it already well mapped here
one can easily orientate oneself
streets are situated in a grid
so it's enough to know a corner of two streets
it would be easy to eat healthy food here
these panel houses are a relic of communist era
besides Avenida V.I.Lenin there are Avenidas Engels, Marx and some other here
he's only standing there giving orders
there is a parking lot opposite our hotel
and there is some building here, in which will be our bicycles stored
she was sorting it from that burned pile and peeling it
we bought cashew from one woman on a street, roasted, smoked by a fire
it's excellent, quite different from cashew that you can buy in Czech republic
that's what we wanted, a woman on a street peeling cashew
when we'll tomorrow shit our pants...that belongs to travelling
we go by car with the owner of our hotel to a restaurant
he'll show us some pub
here we are
we have draft beer for the first time
cheers guys
we thought we wouldn't live to see it
we've been waiting for it whole journey
through whole Africa
we're not waiting, it's a feast
we moved to an area where smoking is allowed
and we found out that the boss of this restaurant is Janstik (our friend)
Mozambique Janstik
wait till you can see him from profile view
now
your camera fell down from your pocket today, didn't it?
yeah, it fell to the ground
you're not experienced in it
he's just fumbling with it
like fifty fifty
a little bit of white and a little bit of black
light beer is not white beer
i mean, to say in Africa black and white is quite provocative
yeah, you're right
plainly beer
potato rum
it came to us that we could order coffee with rum but in Mozambique
it may be a problem
but how to say it in Portuguese
please
rum...potato rum
we're in final destination, a few words, was it worth it?
it was naturally hard work, i didn't expect that we would ride 900 km
we planned 700 km
yes, that's true
900 km so far
and i hope that the same team will meet once again
yes, me too
and we'll discover new countries and weird beers
i hope so as well
no, it was really.. i'm moved
super
i hope so as well
give it to me
that we had a beautiful time but it was hard work, incredibly hard work
it's not tears what flows from my eyes now, it's the ocean, a wind from the ocean
stop
it's not holiday at the sea
actually it's not holiday at all, it's a sweat and pain
no holiday at all, it's a pain but
but a beautiful pain
when you reach the final destination, it's a great feeling
it's great, we have something to celebrate
and it's good, it's Africa
it's just great
Africa is Africa and i love it
and with these people, my friends
you gotta go with someone you trust, you can laugh with
you overcome crisis and it's great
so i recommend it to everyone
cheers mates, cheers
not even electrician certificate is enough for this
it's bad, it sucks
we're having breakfast
it's an one way road
we'll walk on a sidewalk
we go by ferry to island Catembe
it's opposite Maputo over a bay
i would go to a window to have a view
today started the right holiday
it will be short though, without a lot of cycling
we're having cashew and one beer
then we'll ride to a beach
relaxed life on a coast
it was during loading, they let me steer a boat
listening to Mozambique ethno music, we're having second beer
we crossed a bay from Maputo and suddenly we found ourselves in a village
it's a gas station
a few minutes ago we were bothered by secret police
they claimed we had filmed them and that we had a problem
they were questioning validity of our visas
they probably wanted to get some money
we found ourselves on a sand road, one can not cycle here
it's slippery
let's show our craft now
here is a nice view of Maputo
if ganja grew somewhere here
we may see an explosion
we're afraid it's mined here but Ruda went first
so it's good
in a few moments boys will show a Vejprty style again
it's a German style, pensioner
yep, it's good to stroll a bit
such a shame, there's nobody here to admire our athletic bodies
and our cycling sunburn
Ruda is first brave
Mr. Flamingo
this way lift legs only wading birds
it's gonna take a long time, my camera battery won't keep that long
České Hamry (village in Czech republic) style
one can see that there was no aquapark there
only a brook
come too
i'm going
they will set someone on fire and throw him into sea
in a few moments they will set some woman on fire and throw her into sea, we saw it on TV
rituals of local tribes, local religions
where will we crack the coconut open?
here against the rock
there's nothing in it
before we go by ferry back to Maputo, we're having lunch
we have beef with rice
in some gravy
drink from red wine
we're buying cashew on a street
the woman is roasting it directly on the street
we're just tasting third Mozambique brand
beer Manica
it becomes silver medal from us
because 2M is the best, Manica is second
Laurentina is third
we're having beer on a pavement in front of a bottle store
there are snobs on the other side of the street
there are snobs on the other side and we are here
there is a pub on the other side, they have soup for 4 dollars
nothing for us
this is our beer garden
you can even pay with credit card here
if we ran out of meticals, we can pay with a card here
it's strange that in Kenya and Uganda you couldn't pay with a card
and here you can see terminals for payment everywhere
here down in south
we see a sample of local population here
i think we're gonna see something tonight
it's friday night, people go in and out
some young guys bought 40 beers
yeah sure
such a human chain
what do you tell me?
thanks
well
you're welcome
we have got even snacks to our beers
every now and then comes some street seller
this one?
yes, take it
he forgot to go to bottle store
it's Dr. Alban, ain't he?
yeah, it may be African Dr. Alban
give him high five
lend me 50
what the hell you're doing here?
lend me 50, tomorrow you'll give it back to me
he's not interested in cultural performance anymore, lend me 50
come on
i've got 500
it's our friday night in capital of Mozambique
amateur street performance, but good
on a street at a bottle store
they will close it
shouldn't we buy more?
how many bottles?
there's an another lunatic here
that's an employee of local bottle store
his boss left so he came back to life
he's quite drunk
i hope he won't get hurt
he will drown himself
our pub functions well, it's fine here
ostentatious restaurant at the opposite corner is a bit fuller
but we're satisfied
at least we've seen a sample of local life
normal people
super, great buddy
we moved to our hotel because our pub was closed
and we're having cider Hunters
another beer that we're tasting is laurentina preta
dark beer
that's what the rest of romantic dinner in Mozambique looks like
a pair has just left
what is it?
i don't know
a part of bicycle is missing, isn't it?
it's wet you know
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