Crossing Mozambique on a Motorcycle - EP. 81

Just crossed the border with Mozambique and oh dear I really thought I'm not gonna get in the visa printing machine was broken so they said well you can you might as well wait here for day so you just go back to Malawi to pick up visa from the embassy and it was just really not not looking well but I was very patient and yeah they actually got up and and fixed the machine and issued me visa also got the tip, tip was free here in Mozambique so I'm allowed to stay with my bike here in this country for 30 days I'm so relieved that was a tough one actually well not supposed to be but you know going back to Malawi would be terrible For the last few days I had problems with Chillie she's just cutting off while she's running so I'm actually suspecting maybe it's problem with a fuel pump again or maybe spark plugs which I don't have spares so I arrived here in Teta to the local mechanic I'm just waiting for him to arrive and apparently he can even diagnose and he's got this tool to diagnose BMW motorcycles so we can plug Chillie in and see what's going on hopefully it's nothing serious but I need to fix it before I head further because yeah Mozambique it's a very big country with a lot of nowhere so I need to make sure before I leave Teta she's up and running again I forgot my mechanics in Poland put that in and now it's time to put new spark Is he taking it or? No Old stuff for my father because I was working all the time with my father so my father passed away now I'm alone So he said this fuel is sweet Yes That means it's not pure fuel I think so So we're gonna just dry it, yeah? Yes Okay So turn out the quality of the fuel that I got from Malawi on the proper you know proper petrol station it's very poor so we've decided to change the filter my fuel pump filter regardless and just get rid of all this spare fuel this filter I got from Google Tech thanks Google Tech finally I got to use it it really saved me pretty much in the middle of nowhere so it's always good to have This is the best guys So the fuel from my filter is just really, really dirty so I reckon See what is coming? Yeah, yeah, yeah Filth Oh wow Right well I'm glad I've got this spare one and we can change it now Yuck Cleaning the tank Like metal dust inside wasn't it? Yes It's dusty Yeah There's a little bit more here for this side Yeah, yeah, yeah You see? It's dusty Something wrong with the fuel New cover for the seat Because I keep breaking it with my legs I mean with my boots so It was very, had lots of faults So now It's all clean Cool Hopefully it's gonna last longer Okay Thank you very much for looking after my bike And Also, I just want to ask you tell me Do you have a lot of overlanders coming in? Yes, yes So what sort of bikes have you fixed in the past? Some seals, oil leakings, fuels On KTM's, BMW's, Yamaha's, everything Kawasaki's, all of them It was nice to meet you Thank you so much You too Bye boys Thank you This is my host Izaura Izaura has been Looking after me for the last Three days in Tete Thank you so much for your hospitality I'm having the best time with you You are most welcome Thank you Otherwise I would not be Mozambican If I could not Have, you know Receive it properly Yeah, thank you so much So Just want like I know Pretty much all your story But I just want to ask you a few questions To share your story With my followers So You've been So your background is Portuguese You were born here In Mozambique I was born in Tete I grew up in Tete And then I had to go out of the province Because at that time There were no University And Universities In Tete Right, so you went You went to Beira And then to To Maputo Yes So you worked Most of your life In Maputo Yeah, 37 years In Maputo Then when I retired I came back I How's life in Mozambique? For me It's the best Of course You know Like Anywhere else It's not Everything is not You know Perfect But otherwise You know The imperfections Are The Spice of life Yeah, for sure So do you feel more Portuguese Or Mozambican? Are you Your heart is I would say that I'm like 75% Mozambican And 25% Portuguese Yeah, I can understand that It's weekend now So we Like Off our little adventure It's gonna be awesome All right, let's see it You guys rock You want to try? Yeah Okay Let's do it Cheers We've got some Pork coming in Yeah Thank you It's got a lot of skin Okay Let's try It's a bit fatty You want to? But it's tasty Yeah It doesn't look so appealing But it's actually very tasty Oh, wow Thank you so much for everything This is nice Hotel Inter Chimoio is hosting me For the night Thank you so much guys I really needed this This is gonna be awesome After such a long day of riding In that heat I'm really gonna enjoy this luxury They even have a pool And we're right in the city center How's my hair? So I'm on the run now I've got 1200 kilometers to Tofu Where I'm meeting XC Adventures We're gonna have little holidays together And I'm looking forward to that But meanwhile I'm smashing through I've got 400 kilometers every day It's quite hot but that's okay I'm tough But that's not a problem Temperature is quite bearable But apparently on this road In the past few weeks There were some shootings There are people who are Just protesting against the government So the advice I was given is Don't stay too close to the trucks Or buses Because they are the target And they really not targeted They shouldn't be targeting civilians So I'm sure I'll be fine Just I'm not gonna do too many stops So this is the section of the road Where the shootings were In the past few days Looks quite normal to me But it's very lush and green So people can just hide in the bushes I guess I'm just gunning through 120 that's it Let's just get out of here As soon as possible I'm nearly there Just a little bit of sand road And I finally get to the camping site It was tiring day Because I literally rode 300 kilometers straight With no stop And now I have this sandy road At the end I need a cold beer Badly Goodie Villas Which Campsite It's like a campsite And they have villas too But they're way too expensive for me But the place is right on the ocean See? Ocean And the guys were so kind And they said I can camp here Under this shelter At the pool Well I didn't tell them I'm gonna be sleeping On this table But it's a Proper looking table So I'm looking forward to that It's just like in good old days In Australia That's the life So this is Catch of the day A few little fish That's cool Yeah? Let's do it So Hello So what's the catch of the day today? The cheese You guys Very professional Packed up and all That's prawns Yes Bloody hell They're big man You can have a fry tonight Wow We don't eat tomato