Mozambique Island Day 11 & 12

[@evemason3456]

You're absolutely right. That fort and the surrounding area would make a decent tourist attraction if they were all well maintained. The fact that they are near a beach is a strong reason why people might go there in the first place. They would spend a whole day if they had something else to do. The local people are really easy going and welcoming.

[@JaysWorldTravels]

Perhaps one day it will become a tourist destination.

[@joanofarcxxi]

The green statue by the sea appears to be of Luís Vaz de Camões, a Portuguese poet born in 1524, often regarded as the Shakespeare of Portugal. He is a beloved respected figure among the Portuguese people. He was once shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India, somewhere between Macau and Goa, but he survived and managed to save much of his writings which are called "Os Lusíadas" - The Lusiads. It is an epic saga/poem about the voyages of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who was a distant relative of his. In the little church, which is called Capela de Nossa Senhora do Baluarte and was built in 1582 by the soldiers of Dom Pedro De Castro, there are corpses under the stones on the ground. The inscriptions speak about them. One, as far as I could see, is from as recent as 1965, but there are likely many more of priests and monks possibly dating back some 300 to 400 years or more. The little water basin on the wall inside the smaller room in the chapel was likely for holy water. It is unfortunate that the sites were abandoned and deteriorating at the time you filmed the video. Did you return, and if so, did conditions improve? A tour guide fluent in English, Portuguese, and local dialects, with extensive knowledge of the places and history, would have been great. Mozambique is a beautiful country with immense potential, but it appears they still struggle to capitalize on its resources. It truly a pity.

[@JaysWorldTravels]

Thanks for the detailed information. I learned from you. Yes, a tour guide would have been more helpful to learn the history.