Former Fenelton resident takes journey to Mozambique
Former Fenelton resident and award-winning author Sue Tidwell and her husband, Rick, returned to Africa on May 26, so Rick Tidwell could hunt crocodiles on the Zambezi River in Mozambique.
Mozambique is a long, narrow country located on southeastern part of the African continent, bordering the Indian Ocean.
After leaving Seattle, the Tidwells and their friends Rod and Sue Fogle, of Washington state, spent 23 hours in flight and had several layovers before finally arriving in Beira, Mozambique, for a 12-day safari.
Then the Americans climbed aboard a bush plane for a one-hour flight to a grass landing strip near the remote village of Inhaminga. The village sits about 55 miles from the Indian Ocean, almost in the middle of the country — a few hours of bumping, grinding land travel from the famous Zambezi River, which was the crocodile hunters’ ultimate destination.
Sue Tidwell said, “We were greeted by a crowd of men, women and children — not because we were anyone special … but because seeing an airplane land was pretty special.”
They then had a two-hour drive through the country to the Mphingwe Lodge in Catapu, which they would call home for the next six days.
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