The vast Save River estuary on the Mozambique coastline, flanked on either side by hundreds of kilometres of mangrove forest is one of my favourite locations to fly because of its ephemeral nature, no one day is ever the same. The estuary stretches out into the deep blue of the Indian Ocean in a profusion of blues and greens that leave one’s mind boggling.
Opalescent bands of cobalt and cerulean curl through the low tide sand shoals and flamingo adorn the shallow wetlands like jewels. Small, thatched fishing villages dot the shores, and dhows flutter across the lagoons with their multi coloured sails like butterflies on a summer’s days.
It feels like you have been transported back in time hundreds of years, and in many ways, you have, as this is a place that has largely gone untouched. Here people live according to the moods and ways of the sea and the sun. A hidden paradise.
Behind the shot: This image was taken hand-held out of the window of our specially modified high-wing photographic aircraft.
