Barça-R.Madrid at Longa River Lodge

Yerterday R-Madrid and Barça played the bigest football match in Spain. During last week we were wondering about where to see it. In the Villa OR in some angolan together with locals? At the end I can say I hardly know the result of yesterday match. Think it was Barça who won. I did not see it (and it was my first time in 26 years) because I was far away from crowds and football. I spent the weekend of the match in a place that only a few have had the chance to enjoy, I was in the Longa River Lodge. It is possibly one of the few touristic places that exist in Angola. But it is not even a touristic place. It is more a familiar place. It is unbelieveable place! It is a seven bungalow lodge settled in the border of an small island.

This little island is at 20 minutes boat trip far from last populated stop. It is located in the river, but just in front of it, it is the sea. Just crossing the 100meters by kajak you have the sand, the beach. And the waves.
It is an amazing place were construcción mix perfectly with the nature. In order to make it more natural, no electricity or lamps are used, just candles. Because of that you get to adapt to nature and to ligth. If the sun rises at 5.30-6:00, you wake up at that time. If the sun sets at 18:30, you also fell like going to sleep earlier. It is like paradise!You forget about everything and enjoy relaxing, resting, reading, eating gorgeous meals, swimming. You can as well go kayaking (take care with cocodriles) or go fishing.

If you cross to the beach to find yourselt alone its 7km length where the water is fantasticaly clean and the waves break hard but on such a smoth way that lets you enjoy all time. During the months of october, november and december big turtles come to this beach to leave their eggs. So on TOP of all the above, you have the chance to see a great spectacle which is the eggs putting now and the birth of little turtles in 90 days.

Is it like paradise, perfect to rest your body, your mind and to recharge for crowded Luanda. Everybody should have the chance of a place like this. Far from city, jod, crowds, politics, economy….just it. What it is more amazing is that it exist in Angola, at 200km from Luanda. Angola is not a turistic place but has natural beauties everywere. This is not natural at all but is perfect combinación with nature. It is perfectly safe from mass of tourists as there is only place for 30 people in a quite familiar way.
Great weekend. Great week in front of me.
I hope you understand why I do not care about yesterday match result "this time".