A hobby photographer living in the village of Henley on Klip in South Africa.
Introduction
We stayed at the Paradise View resort in Mozambique, approximately 35km from Xai Xai. We were looking for prawns, and after chatting to the locals, we were told that the best prawns are to be found at the fresh produce market in Xai Xai.
We had to get some prawns, as we could not return home without having the famous prawns. We knew the road to Xai Xai was terrible, but we decided to brave it anyway.
An hour's drive to Xai Xai, and we found the market. At first we were sceptical about the cleaniness of the market, but we saw it though, and in the end we enjoyed our prawns.
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Tarred Road / Xai Xai
A typical tarred road in Mozambique. Notice the tar on the right hand side
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Hot Sauce / Xai Xai
Peri Peri hot sauce, sold next to the road. this stuff is really hot
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Limpopo Bridge / Xai Xai
The bridge over the Limpopo river
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Xai Xai Market / Xai Xai
Fresh produce at the market in Xai Xai
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Locals at the market / Xai Xai
Locals shopping at the Xai Xai market
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Weighing the prawns / Xai Xai
The cleanliness of the weighing utensils at this market is questionable, but it's the only market in Xai Xai
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Putting the prawns in a plastic bag / Xai Xai
The prawns were cheap and the plastic bag was for free
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Children / Xai Xai
Children at the market, very keen to have their picture taken
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Fruit stall / Xai Xai
Stopping at another fruit stall to get something we did not get at the market
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Tyres / Xai Xai
Tyre salesmen near Xai Xai
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Public transport / Xai Xai
A typical scene in Mozambique... there is always space for another one
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Cooking the prawns / Paradise View
In the end, the trip was worthwhile and we enjoyed delicious prawns
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