Coral Lodge

November 04, 2021

Coral Lodge

Magical Place

Mozambique...where the sky is aqua blue (thanks Bob Dylan)

There are few times in one's life when an experience far surpasses expectations. Our visit to Coral Lodge was one of those times for me. Its not that the lodge was the most elegant place I have stayed in, rather it was the combination of sea, sun, well appointed and super clean rooms, good food (fresh seafood everyday), superior personalized service plus I was with my family and we celebrated Sierra's birthday Here are some of the photos I took for my memory bank 💖

These are the cabins along the beach (5 of them) the others face the lagoon

Below is the view - endless Indian Ocean, turquoise and warm (first photo is low tide) the second and third photos was the view from our deck. Note: the sand is white white white

Photo below gives you an idea of the colour of the ocean and sky.

This photo shows the pathway built between cabins

to minimize impact on shoreline. Solar powered lights illuminate it at night

Sunset behind the Baobab trees

We were the only guests for days so they served us meals in different places.

Lunch on the beach.

Birthday Celebration

Khi and I played in the water, all day everyday. We also went snorkeling in the lagoon and kayaked there (first time since my knee operation)

But beach time was not all we did, although Khi and I could have kept at it seemingly forever. I have tons more photos but the above will give you and idea of this glorious spot out on the edge.

Its always good to learn about the local culture so we spent a day sightseeing in the area and learned about the ubiquitous slave trade which was centred in the area and close to Ilha de Mozambique. It was a creepy experience knowing that people were uprooted from their lives, herded like cattle to holding quarters and then on to ships and sent all around the world.

Meanwhile the Portuguese built these structures that reminded them of home and which are now crumbling....

The two photos above are where they herded the slaves from shore to the ships. We were told recently the government paved over the cobblestones on the ramp (why was not explained). Still creepy to see it and know that thousands of people were sent off this way.

And, then there is The Church

This was built in the 17th century. Gold leaf on the altar is still intact and we are told services are still held here every week although most of the local population is Muslim.